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> Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 13:43:14 -0800 (PST)
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> Subject: O'Reilly Releases "Understanding the Linux Kernel"
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> For immediate release
> Review copies available
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> UNDERSTANDING THE LINUX KERNEL
>
> Sebastopol, CA--Linux was once seen as a kind of counter-culture hacker
> experiment. But as Linux has increasingly become a mission-critical
> part of many organizations, a deep knowledge of Linux is increasingly
> valued as a sophisticated display of programming skill. In order to
> really understand Linux, you must understand the kernel.
>
> Linux was developed by Linus Torvalds at the University of Helsinki in
> Finland. To complete the operating system, Torvalds and other team
> members made use of system components developed by members of the Free
> Software Foundation for the GNU project. Thus, the only software to
> which the term "Linux" applies is the kernel. The Linux kernel is
> responsible for the sophisticated memory management of the whole
> system, and the force behind Linux efficiency.
>
> The kernel is the essential center of Linux, providing all the basic
> services for all other parts of the operating system. Typically, the
> kernel handles all requests or completed I/O operations and determines
> which programs will share the kernel's processing time and in what
> order.
>
> "Linux source code for all supported architectures is contained in
> about 4500 C and Assembly files stored in about 270 subdirectories. It
> consists of about 2 million lines of code, which occupy more than 58
> megabytes of disk space," says Daniel P. Bovet, coauthor of the latest
> O'Reilly release "Understanding the Linux Kernel." "After reading this
> book, you should be able to find your way through the code,
> distinguishing between crucial data structures and secondary ones--in
> short, you'll become a true Linux hacker."
>
> If you have ever wondered why Linux is so efficient, or if you want to
> know if its performance will be useful for some unusual application
> that you have, O'Reilly's latest release, "Understanding the Linux
> Kernel" should be on your radar. "Understanding the Linux Kernel"
> provides a guided tour of the Linux kernel along with valuable and
> significant insights.
>
> Chapter 10, Process Scheduling, is available free online at:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxkernel/chapter/ch10.html
>
> For more information about the book, including Table of Contents,
> index, author bios, and samples, see:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxkernel/
>
> For a cover graphic in jpeg format, go to:
> ftp://ftp.ora.com/pub/graphics/book_covers/hi-res/0596000022.jpg
>
> Understanding the Linux Kernel
> By Daniel P. Bovet & Marco Cesati
> November 2000
> ISBN 0-596-00002-2, 702 pages $39.95
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 1-800-998-9938
> http://www.oreilly.com
>
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