Linux System Programming 2ed: Talking Directly to the Kernel and C Library

Worked with win32 for years, but more recently been working on Linux. If you are doing system level development then this is definitely worth a read. Pickes up a few golden nuggets from this - one being about partial reads. When we saw the issue I knew straight away why :)

Best of class.

This highly readable book is an excellent introduction to both Linux and Linux system programming for a sysadmin or non-linux programmer. It also contains a valuable appendix on GCC extensions to the C standards. The focus is on user-space programming in C on Linux, with extensive discussion of the underlying kernel structures. The coverage includes files/process management/IPC/threading and time measurement. There is a discussion on processor affinity and real time systems which are not covered in other books I've read. There is also a bibliography cover C programming, Linux Programming, the Linux Kernel, and Operating System design. Topics not covered include SELINUX, network programming, and authentication - PAM could usefully have been covered. Another criticism is that the book examples have not been made available. This reduces the value of the book as a reference to the experienced linux programmer IMO.

Libro molto tecnico, consiglio una lettura per appassionati di Linux ed entusiasti di informatica

The book goes through various kernel interfaces in a man page style. The contents are rarely useful since most developers are either "talking" with kernel driver interfaces/subsystems or higher level kernel services /c++ libraries / 3rd part Linux parts (systemd etc.). Using directly the interface described in the book is rare and not usually justified.

Bought used and good as new

Se dedica a explicar funciones, sus parámetros y sus valores de retorno. Es poco mas que un man en la shell de cualquier distro de linux

This book on the Linux kernel is really in depth; reading this book will definitely help you master your Linux skills.