Linux Kernel Development (3rd Edition) 3rd Edition

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Linux Kernel Development details the design and implementation of the Linux kernel, presenting the content in a manner that is beneficial to those writing and developing kernel code, as well as to programmers seeking to better understand the operating system and become more efficient and productive in their coding.

The book details the major subsystems and features of the Linux kernel, including its design, implementation, and interfaces. It covers the Linux kernel with both a practical and theoretical eye, which should appeal to readers with a variety of interests and needs.

The author, a core kernel developer, shares valuable knowledge and experience on the 2.6 Linux kernel. Specific topics covered include process management, scheduling, time management and timers, the system call interface, memory addressing, memory management, the page cache, the VFS, kernel synchronization, portability concerns, and debugging techniques. This book covers the most interesting features of the Linux 2.6 kernel, including the CFS scheduler, preemptive kernel, block I/O layer, and I/O schedulers.

The third edition of Linux Kernel Development includes new and updated material throughout the book:

An all-new chapter on kernel data structures
Details on interrupt handlers and bottom halves
Extended coverage of virtual memory and memory allocation
Tips on debugging the Linux kernel
In-depth coverage of kernel synchronization and locking
Useful insight into submitting kernel patches and working with the Linux kernel community

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The third edition of Linux Kernel Development includes new and updated material throughout the book:

An all-new chapter on kernel data structures
Details on interrupt handlers and bottom halves
Extended coverage of virtual memory and memory allocation
Tips on debugging the Linux kernel
In-depth coverage of kernel synchronization and locking
Useful insight into submitting kernel patches and working with the Linux kernel community

About the Author

Robert Love is an open source programmer, speaker, and author who has been using and contributing to Linux for more than 15 years. He is currently senior software engineer at Google, where he was a member of the team that developed the Android mobile platform’s kernel. Prior to Google, he was Chief Architect, Linux Desktop, at Novell. Before Novell, he was a kernel engineer at MontaVista Software and Ximian.

Love’s kernel projects include the preemptive kernel, the process scheduler, the kernel events layer, inotify,VM enhancements, and several device drivers.

He has given numerous talks on and has written multiple articles about the Linux kernel and is a contributing editor for Linux Journal. His other books include Linux System Programming and Linux in a Nutshell.

Paperback: 440 pages
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional; 3 edition (July 2, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0672329468
ISBN-13: 978-0672329463
Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 1.1 x 9 inches
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Ryan

Best Book on the Kernel I've Found

December 27, 2017

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This is the best book in my opinion for learning about the kernel! Even if you are doing driver development or just embedded system work, I highly recommend this as the text for learning the linux kernel. It goes over the scheduler, how processes are represented, memory management, devices, system calls, and many kernel data structures. Each topic is covered quite well with relevant CODE and information. Very straight-forward. He does an amazing job of explaining the modular structure of kernel and how most things are implemented as modules / pseudo-objects.

Really gives the tools you need to know to be an effective developer. This book helps me understand the dryer, wordier, less clear, out-of-date, Linux Device Drivers. Full disclosure: have not completely finished reading the book, but I am more than a third the way through!

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Gary Guo

The top Linux Kernel book!

April 9, 2014

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I had the 2nd version of this book and I got the 3rd one for updates. Every time I want to understand certain part of Linux kernel, I go to this book first to get the brief idea. Robert did a very good job to give you a brief architecture and kernel major data structure using his language and approach. The book is not a Linux kernel reference for details and completeness, but it focus on the major points of Linux kernel. This is the book you can read from the beginning to the end of each chapter without getting lost. If you need to know the details for completeness, you may go to Linux kernel source anyway. I did not like certain kernel book because I was easily lost when I read some chapter. I really enjoy reading this book. Highly recommended!

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TomRiddle

Look inside Linux Kernel without being bogged down by details

November 4, 2017

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Highly informative book, that is well written by a Kernel insider.

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Jerry Miller

Not just for developers. Linux sysadmins, step up your knowledge

April 1, 2016

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Extremely valuable overview of linux kernel internals. Highly recommended for intermediate and advanced systems administrators, performance engineers, and especially to anyone doing technical interviews at a top tech company for an SRE/ProdEng/sysadmin linux-focused role.

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P. Salanova

Like a 10 yr old reading Harry Potter...

March 25, 2012

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... I couldn't put this book down

I've read my share of OS and internals books but this one by far takes the cake. Even beats out classic Tanenbaum. Although that is a generic OS book and this is (obviously) about Linux the clarity of how every detail is explained transcends just Linux and gives you a good feel of how computers work at the OS level and below. For example, by reading the great section on interrupts and work deferral (which is a concept that also applies to Windows), all the previous reading I've done on how Windows handles interrupts suddenly snaps into place. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested not just in the Linux kernel but OS internals in general. The way the author explains everything is so crystal clear in a way that is hard to find in tech books.

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Global engineer

Rigorous and easy to understand

March 25, 2014

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Recommended reading(well this and the source code) for anyone interested in how the Linux kernel works, even if you don't plan to become a kernel hacker. This book gives a very in-depth description with links to related content and ties it all together very well. Using this info it's much easier to write really high performance application code, even if you never touch the kernel code directly.

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Kernel geeks will love this

July 21, 2017

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I do.

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Mohammad F. Husain

Great book

July 24, 2013

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I did not finish reading the book, probably went through 20% of it from the beginning. I absolutely love it. I think it is a great introduction to Linux kernel programming. Some of the concepts may be hard to understand for someone coming from a non-CS background but then again they are part of the core CS. The author tried his best to write it in an easy language. I would recommend it to anyone interested in working with Linux kernel.

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Sergey

Good and simple explanation of linux kernel

Good and simple explanation of linux kernel. Good place to start if you want to understand how linux kernel works and start working on it.Read more

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Avirup Banerjee

One Star

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International edition

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Sajin Sabu

Great starting guide for wannabe kernel hackers

The package from Amazon was stolen from the doorstep. But, I bought the book from a brick and mortar store, and it is a very good read.Read more

Published 5 months ago

Kempe Gowda

Hurriedly written easy to read Book

1.Robert love for sure has a engaging writing style.
I request the author to invest more time to tell the full story more vividly. No hurry.Read more

Published 8 months ago

Saranga Amarasinghe

Five Stars

Absolutely loving it!

Published 11 months ago

Christian Di Lorenzo

So, You Want to Understand the Linux Kernel?

This book is an excellent overview of the Linux kernel. I read it independently while going through my operating systems class and it was a life saver!

Published 1 year ago

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This is my first book about the Linux Kernel. ...

This is my first book about the Linux Kernel. The flow of this book is engineered by the author. So direct to the point.

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