informIT: Kernel Overview

“Now that you’ve made important decisions about how to install
Linux on your system, you need to learn more about the Linux kernel
to make important tuning decisions. We’ll discuss how Linux evolved
and then delve into its architecture. We’ll include information on
how the kernel is organized, what its responsibilities are, and how
memory management is handled. We’ll discuss process management and
interprocess communication, followed by an overview of the Linux
Symmetrical Multiprocessing Model. Finally, we’ll examine the Linux
file systems…”

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