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linux core kernel commentary 2nd edition
Linux Core Kernel Commentary, 2nd Edition
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List Price: $49.99
Our Price: $78.07
Availability: N/A
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.4469
EAN: 9781588801494
Format: Color
ISBN: 1588801497
Label: Coriolis Group Books
Manufacturer: Coriolis Group Books
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 736
Publication Date: 2001-07-31
Publisher: Coriolis Group Books
Release Date: 2008-04-08
Studio: Coriolis Group Books
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Linux kernel is at the heart of the Linux operating system. Programmers can correct bugs and add features to Linux installations by modifying the source code. However, they must first understand how it works and why it works the way it does. Line-by-line, the Linux Core Kernel Commentary, 2nd Edition examines the Linux kernel version 2.4 in depth with corresponding commentary. It explores selected components of the kernel in detail including the memory manager, process scheduler (along with the change in structure), and interprocess communication. It covers changes from kernel version 2.2 and expanded coverage of signal handlers and "itimers" plus added coverage of notifier chains. Includes additional selected system calls and expanded memory coverage including the slab allocator and the lazy buddy allocator. The book features extensive cross-referencing and architectural flow charts to enhance understanding of the structure of the code.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Something's Gone Terribly Wrong Here
Comment: The product is an iPod dock. The reviews and descritions are for a book on Linux and a guide to cooking with marijuana. What can I say? It doesn't inspire confidence.
Customer Rating:
Summary: 2 stars because i don't use it much
Comment: i bought this book with ambitions of teaching myself linux internals or being able to read the print version of the source for reference. if find myself frequenting online groups and threads for more and better answers than the book provides. also the kernel is older than the current 2.4x. in particular i was looking for CIFS vfs stuff which wasn't in this at all (but is in 2.4x).
so two stars because i haven't been able to use it much. others may find it more relevant in their "core" areas.
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Summary: Food for Thought
Comment: If you get bored by regular bookstore computer books, and feel humiliated, then this is a good book for you.
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Summary: Diversity of responses
Comment: While the reviews for this book vary greatly, for my purposes I have found it to be a useful tool and reference guide. I look forward to future addtions.
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Summary: Babbling
Comment: I completely subscribe by the long list of this book's shortcomings mentioned by the previous reviewers (total lack of coverage for the IP stack, for one), however the one thing that gives me the most heartburn is the total and blind adoration that the author displays for his subject. Obviously, this is the only OS kernel that Mr.Maxwell is familiar with, thus he has no reference point for comparison (I would suggest NetBSD). The source code that I am looking at, deserves lots and lots of critique, to put it mildly!
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