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A brand-new edition of the comprehensive Linux kernel reference with 40% of the material revised. The student will learn how a modern multi-tasking operating system will work, and will understand how the open Linux sources work. It covers memory management, interprocess communication, file systems, device drivers, and networking. The authors cover the basic foundations of the Linux OS, going under the hood of Linux. The book is targeted to intermediate and advance Linux students, who need to know how the Linux kernel interface is implemented. Salient Features Explains how the Linux operating system actually works and shows how to program the Linux kernel. Introduces the kernel sources and describes basic algorithms and data structures, such as scheduling and task structure Now updated throughout to cover Linux 2.4. The CD contains the generic Linux core, rather than a particular distribution.