- Index
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1 Introduction
2 Representing processes in Linux
3 Organising the task structures
4 Wait queues
5 Mutual exclusion with locks
6 Mutual exclusion with waiting
7 Scheduling
8 Process creation
9 Process termination
10 Interrupting Linux
11 Exception handlers
12 Hardware interrupts
13 Advanced programmable interrupt controllers
14 The input–output advanced programmable interrupt controller (the IO APIC)
15 The timer interrupt
16 Software interrupts
17 The signal mechanism
18 Posting and delivering signals
19 Executing a signal handler
20 Capabilities
21 Personalities and execution domains
22 Tracing processes
23 Process accounting
24 Virtual 8086 mode