Inside Linux Kernel

03/12/2004

Aula Seminari Est 09:00 - 19:00

"The new kernel-2.6 features: structure and implementation choices" Dr. Luigi Genoni

- kernel 2.6
- new modules management typology for device drivers
- fully preemptible kernel
- scheduler O(1)
- Linux portability, example from VM
- 4kb kernel stack for processes / threads on x86
- interaction with the user space, and a brief introduction to nptl.