Linux Kernel Architecture

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Introduction

❑ Chapter 19gives an introduction to the audit implementation, which allows for observing in

Why the Kernel Is Special

❑ Appendix Adiscusses peculiarities of various architectures supported by the kernel.

❑ Appendix Bwalks through various tools and means of working efficiently with the kernel

sources.

❑ Appendix Cprovides some technical notes about the programming language C, and also

discusses how the GNU C compiler is structured.

❑ Appendix Ddescribes how the kernel is booted.

❑ Appendix Egives an introduction to the ELF binary format.

❑ Appendix Fdiscusses numerous social aspects of kernel development and the Linux kernel

community.

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