- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Novell Press; 2 edition (12 Jan 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0672327201
- ISBN-13: 978-0672327209
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.6 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 605,124 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Linux kernel is one of the most important and far-reaching open-source projects. That is why Novell Press is excited to bring you the second edition of Linux Kernel Development, Robert Love's widely acclaimed insider's look at the Linux kernel. This authoritative, practical guide helps developers better understand the Linux kernel through updated coverage of all the major subsystems as well as new features associated with the Linux 2.6 kernel. You'll be able to take an in-depth look at Linux kernel from both a theoretical and an applied perspective as you cover a wide range of topics, including algorithms, system call interface, paging strategies and kernel synchronization. Get the top information right from the source in Linux Kernel Development.
About the Author
Robert Love is an open source hacker who has used Linux since the early days. Robert is active in and passionate about both the Linux kernel and the GNOME communities. Robert currently works as Senior Kernel Engineer in the Ximian Desktop Group at Novell. Before that, he was a kernel engineer at MontaVista Software.
Robert's kernel projects include the preemptive kernel, the process scheduler, the kernel events layer, VM enhancements, and multiprocessing improvements. He is the author and maintainer of schedutils and GNOME Volume Manager.
Robert has given numerous talks on and has written multiple articles about the Linux kernel. He is a Contributing Editor for Linux Journal.
Robert received a B.A. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Florida. Born in South Florida, Robert currently calls Cambridge, Massachusetts home. He enjoys college football, photography, and cooking.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Sometimes the style can be a little cheesy and Robert Love avoids many of the device driver issues that most wannabe kernel hackers will face, but as a general and practical introduction to the 2.6 series kernel I doubt this book will be surpassed. Love focuses on the big picture throughout and assumes some, but not too much, general knowledge of operating systems basics. If you want to become a kernel hacker then you need to buy and read this book - I came at all of this the other way round (wrote a device driver and then looked for more about the kernel) - but reading this first would have been better.
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This book esplains the Linux kernel internals. It is a mix between a book about Operating Systems, and a book about Linux internals. Every part is initially explained from a theoretical point of view, then the book shows how that part is implemented in the Linux kernel.
If you want to start hacking the kernel, this may not be the right book to start with. At least, you should read also "Linux Device Drivers" to have a more complete vision about how to make Linux do what you want.
Instead, if you want to understand how things work inside Linux, and how start collaborating with the kernel community, then this is the right book.
Unfortunately, the mechanisms inside Linux change very quickly. For this reason, this version (i.e., second) of the book might be too old. For instance, it does not contain the latest (i.e., CFS) Linux scheduler. You should buy the third edition, which, in my point of view, is a minor update of this book, adding some information about the new CFS scheduler and about some new synchronization mechanisms.
If you want to start hacking the kernel, this may not be the right book to start with. At least, you should read also "Linux Device Drivers" to have a more complete vision about how to make Linux do what you want.
Instead, if you want to understand how things work inside Linux, and how start collaborating with the kernel community, then this is the right book.
Unfortunately, the mechanisms inside Linux change very quickly. For this reason, this version (i.e., second) of the book might be too old. For instance, it does not contain the latest (i.e., CFS) Linux scheduler. You should buy the third edition, which, in my point of view, is a minor update of this book, adding some information about the new CFS scheduler and about some new synchronization mechanisms.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I got this book to learn more about operating systems and Linux.
It's ok, quite good even, but for me, a far better book is "Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6 Editition with Source Code". It's much older, but it walks you through the real code of a operating system that started it all.
It's ok, quite good even, but for me, a far better book is "Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6 Editition with Source Code". It's much older, but it walks you through the real code of a operating system that started it all.
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