Textbook by Wim Vanderbauwhede & Jeremy Singer
An introduction to the foundations of modern operating systems with a focus on GNU/Linux as applied to Arm-based microcontrollers.
At the heart of any modern computer device sits the operating system and if the device is a smartphone, IoT node, data centre server or supercomputer, then this is very likely to be Linux.
This textbook provides a practical introduction to the foundations of modern operating systems, with a focus on GNU/Linux and the Arm platform. It explains operating systems theory and concepts but grounds them in practical use through illustrative examples of their implementation in GNU/Linux, as well as making the connection with the Arm hardware supporting the OS functionality. An ideal starting point if you want to learn about operating systems but keep a practical, real-world focus.
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A Memory-centric System Model
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A Practical View of the Linux System
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Hardware Architecture
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Process Management
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Process Scheduling
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Memory Management
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Concurrency and Parallelism
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Input / Output
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Persistent Storage
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Networking
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Advanced Topics
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