Anatomy of the Linux Kernel 104
LinucksGirl writes "The Linux kernel is the core of a large and complex operating system, and while it's huge, it is well organized in terms of subsystems and layers. In this article, the reader explores the general structure of the Linux kernel and gets to know its major subsystems and core interfaces. 'When discussing architecture of a large and complex system, you can view the system from many perspectives. One goal of an architectural decomposition is to provide a way to better understand the source, and that's what we'll do here. The Linux kernel implements a number of important architectural attributes. At a high level, and at lower levels, the kernel is layered into a number of distinct subsystems. Linux can also be considered monolithic because it lumps all of the basic services into the kernel. This differs from a microkernel architecture where the kernel provides basic services such as communication, I/O, and memory and process management, and more specific services are plugged in to the microkernel layer.'"
Protected from Commercial Exploitation? (Score:3, Insightful)
okay but one major error (Score:3, Insightful)
The diagrams are nice and for the most part the text is okay, but there is one glaring error that should have been edited out before this was published:
This is false and could be very confusing for readers who don't already know about the structure of Linux. The diagram gets it right.
Intriguing (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Good article... (Score:4, Insightful)
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