Understanding the Linux Kernel

which has seen significant changes to nearly every kernel subsystemparticularly in the areas of memory management and block devices. The bookfocuses on the foll... » 

which has seen significant changes to nearly every kernel subsystemparticularly in the areas of memory management and block devices. The bookfocuses on the following topics Memory management including file bufferingprocess swapping and Direct memory Access DMA The Virtual Filesystem layerand the Second and Third Extended Filesystems Process creation and schedulingSignals interrupts and the essential interfaces to device drivers TimingSynchronization within the kernel Interprocess Communication IPC andProgram execution. Understanding the Linux Kernel will acquaint you with allthe inner workings of Linux but its more than just an academic exercise.Youll learn what conditions bring out Linuxs best performance and youll seehow it meets the challenge of providing good system response during processscheduling file access and memory management in a wide variety ofenvironments. This book will help you make the most of your Linux system. «