The Linux Process Manager

The internals of scheduling, interrupts and signals

John O'Gorman

846 pages, parution le 07/05/2003

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Résumé

The Linux Process Manager is a line-by-line explanation of the subset of the Linux source code kernel which deals with process management, covering:

process creation, scheduling and termination
synchronisation, including locks and semaphores
interrupts (hardware and software)
signal handling

Complete in every way, this book describes every function and macro. All data structures used by the process manager are dealt with and their role in the overall picture explained along with the accompanying raw code.

This indispensable guide to the kernel subset is aimed at readers with some previous knowledge of operating system structure and terminology, as well as a minimum knowledge of the C programming language. The comprehensive index which lists every identifier, makes in-depth information instantly available to programmers, software engineers, system administrators and anyone who wants to modify the kernel, or wants to know about the implications of kernel configuration variables.

Contents

Introduction
Representing processes in Linux
Organizing the task structures
Wait Queues
Mutual exclusion with locks
Mutual exclusion with waiting
Scheduling
Process creation
Process termination
Interrupting Linux
Exception handlers
Hardware interrupts
Advanced programmable interrupt controllers
The IO APIC
The timer interrupt
Software interrupts
The signal mechanism
Posting and delivering signals
Executing a signal handler
Capabilities
Personalities and execution domains
Tracing processes
Process accounting
Virtual 8086 mode
Index

L'auteur - John O'Gorman

John O'Gorman is a senior lecturer at the University of Limerick. His research interests are in the area of reverse engineering, and he has been analysing a wide range of operating system internals, and teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses on the topic, for 25 years. He is the author of two textbooks on operating systems, one of which takes Linux as a running example.

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	John O'Gorman
Parution	07/05/2003
Nb. de pages	846
Format	19 x 23,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	1518g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780470847718
ISBN13	978-0-470-84771-8