Linux Kernel Programming | 
| Authors: Michael Beck, Harald Bohme, Mirko Dziadzka, Ulrich Kunitz, Robert Magnus, Dirk Verworner
Publisher: Addison Wesley
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Pages: 496
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ISBN: 0201719754
Dewey Decimal Number: 005.4469
UPC: 785342719758
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Publication Date: July 24, 2002
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 Unclear presentation, crucial material missing August 9, 1999
The book is largely a comment of the source code, most which is branded as "too complicated". System administrators can not find the stuff that interests them (how to determine time slice, how to control paging/and swapping, what kernel variables are available for tweaking) The presentation style is unclear, superficial and assumes that the readers are the people who wrote kernel itself. I didn't learn anything and so far I consider my money wasted on this book. A note to Amazon.com: if you expect us to pay $41 for the book, be so kind and publish the table of contents!
 Great for understanding June 2, 1999
I consider myself an system apps programmer. That means above the OS, but below the apps programmer. In other words I would write databases, web servers, etc.I found this book excellent. It explains the workings of Linux without bogging down in details. It took me about 3 days to read the book and as such I have a firm understanding of how Linux works. Be forewarned though that you do need to understand what an OS wants to achieve in general. For example the issues of virtual memory, file systems, user and kernel mode. Will it help me write extensions to the OS or device drivers? Maybe, but only after doing some kernel digging. But that does not matter since I really wanted an insiders knowledge of how Linux worked and what the limitations and great features of Linux are.
Excellent March 9, 1999
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I admitt it. Before reading this book I had no idea how an OS operates ( can't blame me, I'm 15). After I passed the last page I was on my way to writing a simple device driver. A must have book for anyone interested in the inner workings of any OS. Enjoy this execellent book. -Jon
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Introduction to the kernel February 17, 1999
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