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Linux system programming: talking directly to the kernel and C library

By Robert Love

Book information

Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Year
2013
ISBN
1449339530, 9781449339531, 1449341543, 9781449341541
LCC
QA76.76.O63 L674 2013
Google Books ID
K1vXEb1SgawC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9071014 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
456\456
Scanned
no
Time added
2013-06-10 19:33:19
Библиотека;Компьютерная литература;Linux / Unix

Description

Write software that draws directly on services offered by the Linux kernel and core system libraries. With this comprehensive book, Linux kernel contributor Robert Love provides you with a tutorial on Linux system programming, a reference manual on Linux system calls, and an insider’s guide to writing smarter, faster code.Love clearly distinguishes between POSIX standard functions and special services offered only by Linux. With a new chapter on multithreading, this updated and expanded edition provides an in-depth look at Linux from both a theoretical and applied perspective over a wide range of programming topics, including:• A Linux kernel, C library, and C compiler overview• Basic I/O operations, such as reading from and writing to files• Advanced I/O interfaces, memory mappings, and optimization techniques• The family of system calls for basic process management• Advanced process management, including real-time processes• Thread concepts, multithreaded programming, and Pthreads• File and directory management• Interfaces for allocating memory and optimizing memory access• Basic and advanced signal interfaces, and their role on the system• Clock management, including POSIX clocks and high-resolution timers

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