Linux System Programming - Talking Directly to the Kernel and C Library - E-book - Multi-format

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