Título: The Linux Kernel Primer: A Top-Down Approach for x86 and PowerPC Architectures
Autor: Claudia Salzberg Rodriguez, Gordon Fischer, Steven Smolski
Sinopse: Top Reasons people will buy this book: -Covers Linux on PPC -Top-down approach traces functionality from user space into the kernel -Lots of code commentary and examples. It walks you through the actual source code implementation. -Side by side comparison of x86 and PPC -Hands on Examples and Projects -Covers the kernel build system. The "Linux Kernel Primer" offers a comprehensive view of the underpinnings of the Linux kernel. This book starts with a guide of the necessary tools a developer needs to be able to understand and manipulate the source code including cryptic programming fundamentals found throughout the kernel code. It then follows up with an in depth analysis of the major subsystems including process management, memory management, scheduling, I/O, and filesystems. This book also provides information necessary to get started developing on the Linux kernel. The specifics of Intel and PowerPC architecture implementations are covered side by side providing perspective on architecture specific features and how Linux make use of them. Similar in approach to Kernighan's "Practice of Programming" 020161586X
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “The Linux Kernel Primer: A Top-Down Approach for x86 and PowerPC Architectures”, de Claudia Salzberg Rodriguez, Gordon Fischer, Steven Smolski, publicado pela editora Prentice Hall, em 2005 e com 648 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Prentice Hall
Páginas: 648
Ano: 2005
Edição: New Edition
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 0131181637
ISBN13: 9780131181632
