18 reviews
Sales Rank: 858287

Format: Color, Dvd-video
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Pages: 736
Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 9.4 x 2.4

ISBN: 1588801497
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.4469
UPC: 788581014974
EAN: 9781588801494
ASIN: 1588801497

Publication Date: July 31, 2001
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
The Linux kernel is at the heart of the Linux operating system. Programmers can correct bugs and add features to Linux installations by modifying the source code. However, they must first understand how it works and why it works the way it does. Line-by-line, the Linux Core Kernel Commentary, 2nd Edition examines the Linux kernel version 2.4 in depth with corresponding commentary. It explores selected components of the kernel in detail including the memory manager, process scheduler (along with the change in structure), and interprocess communication. It covers changes from kernel version 2.2 and expanded coverage of signal handlers and "itimers" plus added coverage of notifier chains. Includes additional selected system calls and expanded memory coverage including the slab allocator and the lazy buddy allocator. The book features extensive cross-referencing and architectural flow charts to enhance understanding of the structure of the code.

Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...

1 out of 5 stars

Something's Gone Terribly Wrong Here November 30, 2008
Mark M. Bernheim
The product is an iPod dock. The reviews and descritions are for a book on Linux and a guide to cooking with marijuana. What can I say? It doesn't inspire confidence.

2 out of 5 stars

2 stars because i don't use it much December 1, 2006
KaGe (nashville, TN)
i bought this book with ambitions of teaching myself linux internals or being able to read the print version of the source for reference. if find myself frequenting online groups and threads for more and better answers than the book provides. also the kernel is older than the current 2.4x. in particular i was looking for CIFS vfs stuff which wasn't in this at all (but is in 2.4x).

so two stars because i haven't been able to use it much. others may find it more relevant in their "core" areas.

5 out of 5 stars

Food for Thought November 30, 2006
E. Ohania (Toronto, ON, Canada)
If you get bored by regular bookstore computer books, and feel humiliated, then this is a good book for you.

5 out of 5 stars

Diversity of responses May 26, 2003
Karen (Richmond, VA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

While the reviews for this book vary greatly, for my purposes I have found it to be a useful tool and reference guide. I look forward to future addtions.

2 out of 5 stars

Babbling October 25, 2002
Michael Yaroslavtsev (Fremont, CA USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful

I completely subscribe by the long list of this book's shortcomings mentioned by the previous reviewers (total lack of coverage for the IP stack, for one), however the one thing that gives me the most heartburn is the total and blind adoration that the author displays for his subject. Obviously, this is the only OS kernel that Mr.Maxwell is familiar with, thus he has no reference point for comparison (I would suggest NetBSD). The source code that I am looking at, deserves lots and lots of critique, to put it mildly!

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