Linux Core Kernel Commentary

by Maxwell, Scott Andrew

• ISBN13: 9781576104699
• ISBN10: 1576104699
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: Coriolis Group

Summary

Adopts and extends the method used by the famous Lion's Commentary on Unix, (ISBN 1-57398-013-7) which still is a much sought after title even 20 years after publication. Uses a horizontal format (11" x 8 3/8" trim size) which allows for exhaustive cross-referencing, space for easy-to-read columns of code, and the book to stay flat while open. Over 39,000 lines of code are excerpted and explained in detail. Includes extensive cross-referencing and architectural flow charts to enhance understanding of the structure of the code. Linux Core Kernel Commentary is currently the only commentary-style book available on the Linux core kernel. Covers the newest 2.2 version of the Linux kernel, released in January 1999.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xv
Linux Core Kernel Code
Linux Core Kernel Code	p. 3
arch/i386/kernel/entry.S	p. 3
arch/i386/kernel/init_task.c	p. 9
arch/i386/kernel/irq.c	p. 9
arch/i386/kernel/irq.h	p. 20
arch/i386/kernel/process.c	p. 23
arch/i386/kernel/signal.c	p. 31
arch/i386/kernel/smp.c	p. 39
arch/i386/kernel/time.c	p. 59
arch/i386/kernel/traps.c	p. 66
arch/i386/lib/delay.c	p. 74
arch/i386/mm/fault.c	p. 75
arch/i386/mm/init.c	p. 77
fs/binfmt_elf.c	p. 83
fs/binfmt_java.c	p. 97
fs/exec.c	p. 99
include/asm-generic/smplock.h	p. 108
include/asm-i386/atomic.h	p. 109
include/asm-i386/current.h	p. 110
include/asm-i386/dma.h	p. 110
include/asm-i386/elf.h	p. 114
include/asm-i386/hardirq.h	p. 115
include/asm-i386/page.h	p. 115
include/asm-i386/pgtable.h	p. 116
include/asm-i386/ptrace.h	p. 123
include/asm-i386/semaphore.h	p. 124
include/asm-i386/shmparam.h	p. 125
include/asm-i386/sigcontext.h	p. 126
include/asm-i386/siginfo.h	p. 126
include/asm-i386/signal.h	p. 128
include/asm-i386/smp.h	p. 131
include/asm-i386/softirq.h	p. 133
include/asm-i386/spinlock.h	p. 134
include/asm-i386/system.h	p. 138
include/asm-i386/uaccess.h	p. 140
include/linux/binfmts.h	p. 147
include/linux/capability.h	p. 148
include/linux/elf.h	p. 151
include/linux/elfcore.h	p. 157
include/linux/interrupt.h	p. 158
include/linux/kernel.h	p. 159
include/linux/kernel_stat.h	p. 160
include/linux/limits.h	p. 161
include/linux/mm.h	p. 161
include/linux/module.h	p. 165
include/linux/msg.h	p. 169
include/linux/personality.h	p. 170
include/linux/reboot.h	p. 170
include/linux/resource.h	p. 171
include/linux/sched.h	p. 172
include/linux/sem.h	p. 180
include/linux/shm.h	p. 181
include/linux/signal.h	p. 182
include/linux/slab.h	p. 185
include/linux/smp.h	p. 185
include/linux/smp_lock.h	p. 186
include/linux/swap.h	p. 186
include/linux/swapctl.h	p. 188
include/linux/sysctl.h	p. 189
include/linux/tasks.h	p. 195
include/linux/time.h	p. 195
include/linux/timer.h	p. 196
include/linux/times.h	p. 197
include/linux/tqueue.h	p. 197
include/linux/wait.h	p. 199
init/main.c	p. 199
init/version.c	p. 213
ipc/msg.c	p. 214
ipc/sem.c	p. 219
ipc/shm.c	p. 228
ipc/util.c	p. 237
kernel/capability.c	p. 238
kernel/dma.c	p. 241
kernel/exec_domain.c	p. 242
kernel/exit.c	p. 243
kernel/fork.c	p. 249
kernel/info.c	p. 256
kernel/itimer.c	p. 256
kernel/kmod.c	p. 258
kernel/module.c	p. 260
kernel/panic.c	p. 271
kernel/printk.c	p. 272
kernel/sched.c	p. 276
kernel/signal.c	p. 296
kernel/softirq.c	p. 308
kernel/sys.c	p. 308
kernel/sysctl.c	p. 319
kernel/time.c	p. 331
mm/memory.c	p. 336
mm/mlock.c	p. 346
mm/mmap.c	p. 349
mm/mprotect.c	p. 359
mm/mremap.c	p. 362
mm/page_alloc.c	p. 364
mm/page_io.c	p. 369
mm/slab.c	p. 373
mm/swap.c	p. 395
mm/swap_state.c	p. 396
mm/swapfile.c	p. 399
mm/vmalloc.c	p. 407
mm/vmscan.c	p. 410
Linux Core Kernel Commentary
Introduction To Linux	p. 419
A Brief History Of Linux (And Unix)	p. 419
The Linux Development Process	p. 421
A First Look At The Code	p. 423
Some Characteristics Of The Linux Source Code	p. 423
Some Sample Code	p. 424
Configuring And Compiling The Kernel	p. 431
Kernel Architecture Overview	p. 435
Kernel Design Goals	p. 435
A First Look At The Kernel's Architecture	p. 436
A Closer Look At The Kernel's Architecture	p. 437
So, Is It Layered, Or Modular, Or What?	p. 437
The Relationship Between Design And Implementation	p. 439
System Initialization	p. 443
Booting The PC	p. 443
Initializing The Linux Kernel	p. 444
init	p. 448
System Calls	p. 451
What Is A System Call?	p. 451
How System Calls Are Invoked	p. 452
Some Example System Calls	p. 455
Signals, Interrupts, And Time	p. 459
A Brief Note About Locks	p. 459
Signals	p. 459
Interrupts	p. 470
Time	p. 476
Processes And Threads	p. 479
Scheduling And Timeslices	p. 479
Realtime Processes	p. 479
Priorities	p. 479
Process IDs (PIDs)	p. 480
Reference Counting	p. 480
Capabilities	p. 480
How Processes Are Represented In The Kernel	p. 481
Where Processes Come From: fork And __ clone	p. 483
Running A New Program	p. 484
Executable Formats	p. 486
Scheduling: See How They Run!	p. 487
Respecting Limits	p. 492
All Good Things Must Come To An End--And Here's How They Do It	p. 495
Memory	p. 499
Virtual Memory	p. 499
The Memory Layout Of A Process	p. 502
Paging	p. 505
Swap Devices	p. 509
Memory Mapping With mmap	p. 512
User-Space And Kernel-Space Dynamic Memory	p. 515
Dumping Core	p. 517
System V IPC	p. 521
Message Queues	p. 521
Semaphores	p. 529
Shared Memory	p. 535
Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP)	p. 541
Parallel Programming Concepts And Primitives	p. 541
APICs and CPU-To-CPU Communication	p. 548
How SMP Support Affects The Kernel	p. 548
Tunable Kernel Parameters	p. 553
/proc/sys Support	p. 554
The sysctl System Call	p. 558
Linux 2.4	p. 563
GNU General Public License	p. 565
Index	p. 569
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