Advanced Linux Programming
By Mark Mitchell, Jeffrey Oldham, Alex Samuel

• Part 0
  • Copyright
  • About the Authors
  • About the Technical Reviewers
  • Acknowledgments
  • Tell Us What You Think
  • Introduction
    • GNU and Linux
    • The GNU General Public License
    • Who Should Read This Book?
    • Conventions
• Part I: Advanced UNIX Programming with Linux
  • Chapter 1. Getting Started
    • Editing with Emacs
    • Compiling with GCC
    • Automating the Process with GNU Make
    • Debugging with GNU Debugger
    • Finding more Information
  • Chapter 2. Writing Good GNU/Linux Software
    • Interaction With the Execution Environment
    • Coding Defensively
    • Writing and Using Libraries
  • Chapter 3. Processes
    • Looking at Processes
    • Creating Processes
    • Signals
    • Process Termination
  • Chapter 4. Threads
    • Thread Creation
    • Thread Cancellation
    • Thread-Specific Data
    • Synchronization and Critical Sections
    • GNU/Linux Thread Implementation
    • Processes Vs. Threads
  • Chapter 5. Interprocess Communication
    • Shared Memory
    • Processes Semaphores
    • Mapped Memory
    • Pipes
    • Sockets
• Part II: Mastering Linux
  • Chapter 6. Devices
    • Device Types
    • Device Numbers
    • Device Entries
    • Hardware Devices
    • Special Devices
    • PTYs
    • ioctl
  • Chapter 7. The /proc File System
    • Extracting Information from /proc
    • Process Entries
    • Hardware Information
    • Kernel Information
    • Drives, Mounts, and File Systems
    • System Statistics
  • Chapter 8. Linux System Calls
    • Using strace
    • access: Testing File Permissions
    • fcntl: Locks and Other File Operations
    • fsync and fdatasync: Flushing Disk Buffers
    • getrlimit and setrlimit: Resource Limits
    • getrusage: Process Statistics
    • gettimeofday: Wall-Clock Time
    • The mlock Family: Locking Physical Memory
    • mprotect: Setting Memory Permissions
    • nanosleep: High-Precision Sleeping
    • readlink: Reading Symbolic Links
    • sendfile: Fast Data Transfers
    • setitimer: Setting Interval Timers
    • sysinfo: Obtaining System Statistics
    • uname
  • Chapter 9. Inline Assembly Code
    • When to Use Assembly Code
    • Simple Inline Assembly
    • Extended Assembly Syntax
    • Example
    • Optimization Issues
    • Maintenance and Portability Issues
  • Chapter 10. Security
    • Users and Groups
    • Process User IDs and Process Group IDs
    • File System Permissions
    • Real and Effective IDs
    • Authenticating Users
    • More Security Holes
  • Chapter 11. A Sample GNU/Linux Application
    • Overview
    • Implementation
    • Modules
    • Using the Server
    • Finishing Up
• Part III: Appendixes
  • Appendix A. Other Development Tools
    • Static Program Analysis
    • Finding Dynamic Memory Errors
    • Profiling
  • Appendix B. Low-Level I/O
    • Reading and Writing Data
    • stat
    • Vector Reads and Writes
    • Relation to Standard C Library I/O Functions
    • Other File Operations
    • Reading Directory Contents
  • Appendix C. Table of Signals
  • Appendix D. Online Resources
    • General Information
    • Information About GNU/Linux Software
    • Other Sites
  • Appendix E. Open Publication License Version 1.0
    • I. Requirements on Both Unmodified and Modified Versions
    • II. Copyright
    • III. Scope of License
    • IV. Requirements on Modified Works
    • V. Good-Practice Recommendations
    • VI. License Options
    • Open Publication Policy Appendix
  • Appendix F. GNU General Public License
    • Preamble
    • Terms and Conditions for Copying, Distribution and Modification
    • End of Terms and Conditions