Linux Kernel

Understanding Linux Kernel Internal

This training is designed for the professionals and Students who wants to understand the working of Linux Kernel . This Training will give you good insight of different Sub systems of Linux Kernel like Process Management , Process Scheduling , Interrupt handling and many more .

Below are the course Agenda

  • Process Management              Process and Thread    Linux Kernel Process Stack
        Need of Thread info Structure
        Process Descriptor
        Creation of Process
        Difference Between Process and Thread       
  • Process Scheduling    Linux Kernel Process Scheduling
        Preemptive vs Cooperative Scheduling
        Priority value and Niche Value
        Different Scheduling Classes in Linux Kernel
        Red Black Tree 
  • System Calls  what are Syscalls
      What is the need of Syscalls
       How Syscalls are implemented
  • Interrupt HandlingIntroduction to InterruptHow interrupt is handled in Linux Kernel
    Registering Interrupt handling in Linux Kernel
    How to write a interrupt handler
  • Top Halves versus Bottom Halves
    Tasklets
    Softirq
    Workqueue
  • Synchronization What is race condition
    critical section
  • Synchronization Techniques
    Semaphore
    Spinlock and many other synchronization methods

Who this course is for:

  • Students and professional who is willing to make a career in Linux internals and operating system.
  • Linux enthusiastic who would like to see what is going on in kernel level either due to hobby or curiosity and wanted to build a career out of it
  • Students who wanted to understand the kernel of other operating system but couldn’t do so because of closed source, can learn linux and apply the almost similar concept in other OS

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