[ale] learning the kernel

[Bob Toxen]

This is an excellent book.  I learned a lot about the Linux Kernel from it.
Both Mike and I were technical reviewers on it prior to publication.

Bob Toxen
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On Fri, Nov 14, 2003 at 03:05:00PM -0500, Mike Panetta wrote:
> I suggest Operating Systems (3rd ed.) by Harvey M. Deitel
> (ISBN 0-13-182827-4) .
> Its a book that discusses every aspect of operating systems from concept
> to implementation.

> Here is a chapter list:

> 1 - Introduction to Operating Systems
> 2 - Hardware and Software Concepts
> 3 - Process Concepts
> 4 - Thread Concepts
> 5 - Asynchronous Concurrent Execution
> 6 - Concurrent Programming
> 7 - Deadlock and Indefinite Postponement
> 8 - Processor Scheduling
> 9 - Real Memory Organization and Management
> 10 - Virtual Memory Organization
> 11 - Virtual Memory Management
> 12 - Disk Performance Optimization
> 13 - File and Database Systems
> 14 - Performance
> 15 - Multiprocessor Management
> 16 - Introduction to Networking
> 17 - Introduction to Distributed Systems
> 18 - Distributed Systems and Web Services
> 19 - Security and Protection
> 20 - Case Study: Linux
> 21 - Case Study: Windows XP

> As you can see it sums it all up with 2 chapters discussing how
> both Linux and WindowsXP have implemented the concepts outlined
> in the previous chapters.

> This book has not been released yet, expect it in bookstores in mid december
> to early january (Its due to be published early to mid december, but it may not
> get to your store that fast).

> HTH,
> Mike Panetta


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Wells <jb at devsea.com>
> Sent: Nov 14, 2003 10:02 AM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] learning the kernel

> OS happens to be the one comp sci. course I haven't taken yet (not a true
> comp. sci major, although I've backtracked and taken many of the courses).

> I've got the dinosaur OS book and am planning to start it soon, but a
> thought occurred to me:  I wonder if any books out there address OS theory
> and then describe how linux accomplishes it?  That'd be even better.

> Any books out there that do this?  In other words: here's the theory,
> here's one particular implementation (linux).

> Thanks!
> John