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The Linux(R) Kernel Primer: A Top-Down Approach for x86 and PowerPC Architectures Review by Ryan W. Sims
typos abound
A good basic intro to the linux kernel, pretty much exactly what I was looking for. I bought this to act as a primer before delving into Understanding the Linux Kernel, which is a much deeper and difficult work, and it's proved very satisfactory.
The major problem I have is that it seems not to have been proofread AT ALL. I have found at least a typo a page on average, and not just punctuation and spelling mistakes. Using the wrong name for a function, referring the reader to the wrong figure, chapter or section, that kind of typo. The design of the book (notational conventions, typefaces, how they display varible names vs. code blocks vs. normal text, etc) is quite inconsistent at times.
All in all, a good read, and a great intro, but very inconsistent and error-ridden; prepare to read it with oversight.