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Understanding the LINUX Kernel
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A good example is the Virtual File System (VFS), which has made it easy to add support for system files from almost any other OS. They discuss how Linus Torvald's decision to issue the kernel is translated into architecture, for example, how Linux memory management using the slab allocator on top of buddy system for greater efficiency. Similarly, at the expense of small complexity, the decision to use three-level memory paging, when two works well on 32-bit systems, allowing for ports for 64-bit processors without changes. The tradeoffs between complexity and efficiency are discussed for most kernel features, and each chapter concludes with new features associated in the 2.4 kernels. Despite the lucid and knowledgeable writing, you will come to some of the complexity of brain-stretching.
Computer eBook Details
- ISBN-10: 0596000022
- ISBN-13: 9780596000028
- Publisher: O'Reilly
- Pages: 685
- Date: October 2000