The Linux Kernel Primer: A Top-Down Approach for x86 and PowerPC Architectures

✍ Scribed by Claudia Salzberg Rodriguez, Gordon Fischer, Steven Smolski

• Book ID: 127449284
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Year: 2005
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 3 MB
• Edition: annotated edition
• Category: Library
• ISBN: 0131181637

✦ Synopsis

The LinuxR Kernel Primer is the definitive guide to Linux kernel programming. The authors' unique top-down approach makes kernel programming easier to understand by systematically tracing functionality from user space into the kernel and carefully associating kernel internals with user-level programming fundamentals. Their approach helps you build on what you already know about Linux, gaining a deep understanding of how the kernel works and how its elements fit together.One step at a time, the authors introduce all the tools and assembly language programming techniques required to understand kernel code and control its behavior. They compare x86 and PowerPC implementations side-by-side, illuminating cryptic functionality through carefully-annotated source code examples and realistic projects. The LinuxR Kernel Primer is the first book to offer in-depth coverage of the rapidly growing PowerPC Linux development platform, and the only book to thoroughly discuss kernel configuration with the Linux build system.