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This book offers an exceptionally up-to-date, in-depth, and broad-based exploration of the latest advances in UNIX-based operating systems. Focusing on the design and implementation of the operating system itself — not on the applications and tools that run on it -- this book compares and analyzes the alternatives offered by several important UNIX variants, and covers several advanced subjects, such as multi-processors and threads. Compares several important UNIX variants—highlighting the issues and alternative solutions for various operating system components. Describes advanced technologies such as multiprocessor and multithreaded systems, log- structured file systems, and modern memory architecture.

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    November 2, 1996
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    English
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This text offers an exceptionally up-to-date, in-depth, and broad-based exploration of the latest advances in UNIX-based operating systems. Focusing on the design and implementation of the operating system itself -- not on the applications and tools that run on it -- the text/reference compares and analyzes the alternatives offered by several important UNIX variants, and covers several advanced subjects, such as multi-processors and threads.

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This book offers an exceptionally up-to-date, in-depth, and broad-based exploration of the latest advances in UNIX-based operating systems. Focusing on the design and implementation of the operating system itself — not on the applications and tools that run on it -- this book compares and analyzes the alternatives offered by several important UNIX variants, and covers several advanced subjects, such as multi-processors and threads. Compares several important UNIX variants—highlighting the issues and alternative solutions for various operating system components. Describes advanced technologies such as multiprocessor and multithreaded systems, log- structured file systems, and modern memory architecture.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson; 1st edition (November 2, 1996)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 640 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0131019082
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0131019089
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.22 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 1.5 x 9.2 inches
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Ayrat
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent. I am glad
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These books have come to me from the US in Moscow. I am glad of their quality but I recommend you or to employers who pack books in a box to cover them in a specific material because books with soft coverage are little crushed while they are being delivered in destination point. Anyway, thank you!
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Mike Owens
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic that is still very relevant today
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2019
Despite this book being an older book, it is still extremely relevant and
helpful today. This book is not for just anyone wanting to know more about
UNIX. But for the proper audience, this book is a timeless gem. It is truly
excellent at what it does. In order for me to recommend it I feel like I should
at least explain why in my particular context.

I have worked with Linux and FreeBSD for about 20 years now. I am fluent in C
and have a clear understanding of the core concepts and philosophy of
UNIX. However, I never clearly understood how things fundamentally work at the
OS/hardware level. Early on I tried to learn this by attempting to read
"Understanding the Linux Kernel" and "The Design and Implementation of the
FreeBSD Operating System." While both of these seemed to be excellently written
books, it was still difficult for me to grasp how the hardware and the OS really
worked together to handle interrupts, virtual memory, context switching, etc. As
a result this area of the OS remained vague for years.

Over the last year I took another stab at trying to understand this stuff. I
more or less muddled through a lot of different sources to try find the missing
pieces that would give me my personal epiphany. I eventually found that I needed
to break down and get a rudimentary understanding of assembly language (which
turned out to be much easier than I originally feared). The best source I found
for this, which I highly recommend, is "Low Level Programming" by Igor Zhirkov
-- which is the perfect balance of conceptual understanding without getting lost
in too much detail. It was after just the first three chapters of this book that
the fog started lift. In fact I then started reading and understanding "UNIX
Internals," which leads me back to this review.

For me, "UNIX Internals" both explained the operation of the low level OS
details of UNIX and also provided a tremendous historical backdrop of how its
overall design started and matured over its long history. It explores the
original design on the PDP-11 and traces its evolution into every modern
descendent -- BSD, SVR4 and Mach. As I love and appreciate BSD and Solaris,
"UNIX Internals" gave me all I ever wanted to know about them and more.

For people who really want to understand and especially *appreciate* how UNIX
works fundamentally, I have yet to find a book that covers it in as much depth
*and* breadth. Those who like the writing of W. Richard Stevens will likely
enjoy the style of this book as well.

I am so glad I finally took the time to read it. That said, I should not have to
say that this book is a very technical book and it does go into very deep
detail. Had I not done the fundamental work of learning assembly and linking
first then I probably would have gotten tired-head, fallen asleep repeatedly and
never finished this book. I believe you do have to learn the fundamentals in
order to engage with this book and enjoy it.

For those who like this book, there are two other very good books I would
recommend in this vein. The overall best book I have found on the very heart of
UNIX is MIT's XV6 teaching operating system book, the PDF of which can be found
here:

https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2018/xv6/book-rev10.pdf

XV6 is a modern port/update of Sixth Edition UNIX which runs on modern Intel
hardware. It is UNIX in its most stripped-down quintessential form circa 1975
which you can run and even debug from you computer. The book itself is short,
extremely well-written and is the absolute best of any I've ever seen on
describing the operation of every mahor subsystem of UNIX. This would be my
single go-to book if I had to pick just one.

The next book is "Solaris Internals" by Richard McDougall and Jim Mauro. The
Solaris described here is more accurately "Illumos" as we know it today, and
even by todays standards is the apex predator of UNIX systems. This book does a
tremendous job of exploring the incredible engineering within Solaris. As this
code is still very much alive and kicking today within SmartOS, OmniOS,
OpenIndiana and other Illumos distributions it is thus extremely relevant and
accessible to any true UNIX aficionado.

I would recommend "Understanding the Linux Kernel" and "The Design and
Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System" as well but I have not had a
chance to read enough of them yet to make an evaluation. What little I have read
has been very good however.
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M. LI
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best about OS
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2019
In 1998 or so, I got a copy in China. It was among the first batch of classic CS books imported. It boosted my understanding of OS kernel to a new level. One of my favorites.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good Comparison between Mach and other kernels
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2015
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Pretty Good Comparison between Mach and other kernels.
But it is not useful for newbie/beginner/learner to read up and understand the Unix kernel fundamentals.
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Scott Cromar
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid, Understandable Information
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2013
I picked up this book shortly after it was published in hardcover and devoured it. The information is well-presented and understandable. Unlike with a lot of other internals books, you aren't presented with a pseudo-code dump and expected to untangle it. Vahalia tells you what each of the pieces does.

The genius of the book is that it is at the appropriate level of abstraction for people who are not yet experts in Unix Internals, but who are interested in learning. This is not a book for beginners, but it is an excellent choice for serious students who are trying to become experts.

Even given its age, a lot of the information is still relevant. I have been disappointed that the long-promised new edition has not been released yet, and I even considered delaying the release of my own book until I could consult the new edition. I'm glad that I did not delay my own release, since it appears that the 2nd edition was cancelled.

Scott Cromar
Author, Solaris Troubleshooting Handbook
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Yaming
1.0 out of 5 stars Paid for a hardcover version, but received a paperback version.
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2014
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I paid for a hardcover, but received with a paperback.

Can someone tell me how to replace it? As i am a international buyer (not in American), how can I get my ordered book?
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HUA YE
5.0 out of 5 stars Best OS book
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2004
This is the best OS book i have evern seen, really deserve 5+ starts. It gives many design issues/ideas of real exist OSes which helped me greatly. If you are really interested in OS or do some creative design job, this book is a must see. It seems next edition of this book will be unleashed next February. But what i concern is next editon may be delayed, because there are really too much new things these years, Linux 2.6 ... And I hope next edition will have some introduction to Windows Kernel. I am a UNIX fan, but you see, Windows conquer the PC's desktop, it surely has some shining points. GREAT JOB, URESH VAHALIA. :)
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boris
5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2002
I found this book to be extremely helpful in studying for my OS PhD prelims. It really lays out the issues and presents solutions taken by SVR4, BSD, Mach, and Solaris in a clear fashion. Excellent detail. The Mach stuff is great, but it looks like it was almost cut and paste from the research papers. This book isnt for novices. I recommend using the BSD4.4 book as well. Both books dont look at Windows at all (for obvious reasons), so a look at the Dinosaur book (Operating System Concepts) is helpful as well for the case studies. You should have a
clear understanding of OS after finishing this book.
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Amilcar VILELA
5.0 out of 5 stars Bon ouvrage
Reviewed in France on May 31, 2019
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Aldo Sterone
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars Indeed!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 24, 2012
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This book is about Unix architecture internals. If you would like to familiarize yourself with the most advanced topics of processes, kernel and CPU life, this book is definitely for you. The text is complex but does a great job in addressing many fundamental questions. Reading this book is a serious business. You need to mark the pages and google a lot to stay on top of it. The effort is very rewarding and would give you a deep understanding of what going on the boxes under your responsibility.

Please keep in mind that this book is not an introduction to Linux and may be an overkill if your job involves just basic day to day administration.

I would also recommend this publication if you would like to start C Programming as it gives you a very good insight on Unix/Linux internals.

My copy of this book was published in 2003. Therefore, it's an old book but most of the concepts are still valid. Looking forward for a new edition. Count me in!
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insomniac
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best UNIX books ever
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2013
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Even if written in the far 1996, the vast majority of this book is still the most accurate description of how UNIX systems work. I have already read it in the past but I wanted my personal copy at home, and, even used, this book's conditions are great.
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