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UNIX Internals: The New Frontiers

UNIX Internals: The New Frontiers

Author(s):
  • Uresh Vahalia
    • Author: Uresh Vahalia
    • ISBN:9788177582499
    • Price: Rs. 550.00
    • Pages:601
    • Imprint:PH PTR
    • Binding:Paperback
    • Status:Available


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    This text offers an exceptionally up-to-date, in-depth, and broad-based exploration of the latest advances in UNIX-based operating systems. Focusing on the design and implementation of the operating system itself -- not on the applications and tools that run on it -- this text compares and analyzes the alternatives offered by several important UNIX variants, and covers several advanced subjects, such as multi-processors and threads.

    Table of Content

    1. Introduction.
    2. The Process and the Kernel.
    3. Threads and Lightweight Processes.
    4. Signals and Session Management.
    5. Process Scheduling.
    6. Interprocess Communications.
    7. Synchronization and Multiprocessing.
    8. File System Interface and Framework.
    9. File System Implementations.
    10. Distributed File Systems.
    11. Advanced File Systems.
    12. Kernel Memory Allocation.
    13. Virtual Memory.
    14. The SVR4 VM Architecture.
    15. More Memory Management Topics.
    16. Device Drivers and I/O.
    17. Streams.

    Salient Features

    • Compares several important UNIX variants -- highlighting the issues and alternative solutions for various operating system components (e.g., kernel memory allocations):
      • System V Release 4 (SVR4) from Novell, Inc.
      • Berkeley Software Distribution (4.xBSD) from University of California.
      • OSF/1 from Open System Foundation.
      • SunOS and Solaris from Sun Microsystems.
      • DEC OSF from Digital Equipment Corporation.
      • HP-US from Hewlett-Packard Corporation.
    • Describes advanced technologies such as:
      • multiprocessor and multithreaded systems.
      • log-structured file systems.
      • modern memory architectures.
    • Provides many programming examples and features over 200 figures.
    • Contains 15-20 exercises for each chapter -- many open-ended and expandable to research assignments.
    • Includes an extensive list of references.