Linux System Programming: Talking Directly To The Kernel And C Library

Write software that draws directly on services offered by the Linux kernel and core system libraries. With this comprehensive book, Linux kernel contributor Robert Love provides you with a tutorial on Linux system programming, a reference manual on Linux system calls, and an insider’s guide to writing smarter, faster code.

Love clearly distinguishes between POSIX standard functions and special services offered only by Linux. With a new chapter on multithreading, this updated and expanded edition provides an in-depth look at Linux from both a theoretical and applied perspective over a wide range of programming topics, including:

• A Linux kernel, C library, and C compiler overview
• Basic I/O operations, such as reading from and writing to files
• Advanced I/O interfaces, memory mappings, and optimization techniques
• The family of system calls for basic process management
• Advanced process management, including real-time processes
• Thread concepts, multithreaded programming, and Pthreads
• File and directory management
• Interfaces for allocating memory and optimizing memory access
• Basic and advanced signal interfaces, and their role on the system
• Clock management, including POSIX clocks and high-resolution timers

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• Mastering Embedded Linux Programming: Unleash the full potential of Embedded Linux with Linux 4.9 and Yocto Project 2.2 (Morty) Updates, 2nd Edition
• The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook
• Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Edition
• Linux Kernel Development
• Understanding the Linux Kernel, Third Edition
• BPF Performance Tools (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series)
• How Linux Works, 2nd Edition: What Every Superuser Should Know
• UNIX: A History and a Memoir
• Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, 3rd Edition