Linux System Programming - 2nd Edition by Robert Love (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Updated for the 3.0 Linux kernel"--Cover.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>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.</p><p>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: </p><ul><li>A Linux kernel, C library, and C compiler overview</li><li>Basic I/O operations, such as reading from and writing to files</li><li>Advanced I/O interfaces, memory mappings, and optimization techniques</li><li>The family of system calls for basic process management</li><li>Advanced process management, including real-time processes</li><li>Thread concepts, multithreaded programming, and Pthreads</li><li>File and directory management</li><li>Interfaces for allocating memory and optimizing memory access</li><li>Basic and advanced signal interfaces, and their role on the system</li><li>Clock management, including POSIX clocks and high-resolution timers</li></ul><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Robert Love has been a Linux user and hacker since the early days. He is active in--and passionate about--the Linux kernel and GNOME desktop communities. His recent contributions to the Linux kernel include work on the kernel event layer and inotify. GNOME-related contributions include Beagle, GNOME Volume Manager, NetworkManager, and Project Utopia. Currently, Robert works in the Open Source Program Office at Google.</p>
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