Linux Kernel Architecture

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Index

sparse superblock technique

Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)

expansion buses, 392

overview of, 393

SMP scheduling, 121–126

core scheduler changes, 125–126

extensions to data structures, 122–124

migration thread, 124–125

overview of, 121–122

SMP systems

system start, 163

timers and, 898

socket buffers

data management elements, 753–754

operations on, 752

overview of, 749–750

pointers for managing protocol headers,

750–753

socketcallsystem call, 804–806

Datagram Sockets

creating, 738–740

Management Data of Socket Buffers

750–754

datagram sockets, 744–745

echo client, 740–741

echo server, 742–744

Ex2, 604

IPC, 389–390

networks and, 18

TCP and, 790

UDP and, 786–787

using, 740

sockets, application layer

creating, 805–807

data structures, 799–803

socketcallsystem call, 804–806

sockets and files, 803–804

soft links, 523

soft real-time processes, 36

softIRQs

completions, 887–888

handler for, 767–768

overview of, 847, 875–877

softIRQ daemon, 878–879

starting softIRQ processing, 877–878

tasklets, 879–882

wait queues, 882–887

work queues, 889–891

software I/O mapping, 445

source code

attributes, 1151

configuration options, 1148–1150

DDD (Data Display Debugger), 1171–1172

debugging and analyzing the kernel,

1169–1170

dependencies, 1151–1152

difftool, 1163–1164

examining local kernel, 1171–1172

GDB (Gnu debugger), 1170–1172

Git tool, 1165–1169

kbuildfor compiling the kernel,

1154–1156

Kconfig for configuring, 1143

KGDB, 1172–1173

language elements ofkconfig, 1147

LXR cross-referencing tool, 1161–1163

Makefiles component, 1156–1160

menu specification, 1147–1148

online resources for kernel development,

1272–1273

organization of, 1141–1143

overview of, 1141

patchtool, 1164–1165

phases in translating to machine code,

1176–1180

processing configuration information,

1152–1154

sample configuration file, 1143–1147

summary, 1174

tools for working with, 1160

UML (User-Mode Linux), 1173–1174

source navigation, LXR cross-referencing

tool, 1162

Sparc64 systems, 1128–1129

sparse superblock technique, 587