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Linux Kernel in a Nutshell
By Greg Kroah-Hartman
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Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: December 01, 2006
ISBN-10: 0-596-10079-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-596-10079-7
Pages: 352

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Preface
		Part I:  Building the Kernel
			Chapter 1.  Introduction
				Section 1.1.  Using This Book
			Chapter 2.  Requirements for Building and Using the Kernel
				Section 2.1.  Tools to Build the Kernel
				Section 2.2.  Tools to Use the Kernel
			Chapter 3.  Retrieving the Kernel Source
				Section 3.1.  What Tree to Use
				Section 3.2.  Where to Find the Kernel Source
				Section 3.3.  What to Do with the Source
			Chapter 4.  Configuring and Building
				Section 4.1.  Creating a Configuration
				Section 4.2.  Modifying the Configuration
				Section 4.3.  Building the Kernel
				Section 4.4.  Advanced Building Options
			Chapter 5.  Installing and Booting from a Kernel
				Section 5.1.  Using a Distribution's Installation Scripts
				Section 5.2.  Installing by Hand
				Section 5.3.  Modifying the Bootloader for the New Kernel
			Chapter 6.  Upgrading a Kernel
				Section 6.1.  Download the New Source
				Section 6.2.  Applying the Patch
				Section 6.3.  Reconfigure the Kernel
				Section 6.4.  Can't This Be Automated?
		Part II:  Major Customizations
			Chapter 7.  Customizing a Kernel
				Section 7.1.  Using a Distribution Kernel
				Section 7.2.  Determining the Correct Module from Scratch
			Chapter 8.  Kernel Configuration Recipes
				Section 8.1.  Disks
				Section 8.2.  Devices
				Section 8.3.  CPU
				Section 8.4.  Networking
				Section 8.5.  Filesystems
				Section 8.6.  Security
				Section 8.7.  Kernel Debugging
		Part III:  Kernel Reference
			Chapter 9.  Kernel Boot Command-Line Parameter Reference
				Section 9.1.  Module-Specific Options
				Section 9.2.  Console Options
				Section 9.3.  Interrupt Options
				Section 9.4.  Memory Options
				Section 9.5.  Suspend Options
				Section 9.6.  CPU Options
				Section 9.7.  Scheduler Options
				Section 9.8.  Ramdisk Options
				Section 9.9.  Root Disk Options
				Section 9.10.  Init Options
				Section 9.11.  kexec Options
				Section 9.12.  RCU Options
				Section 9.13.  ACPI Options
				Section 9.14.  SCSI Options
				Section 9.15.  PCI Options
				Section 9.16.  Plug and Play BIOS Options
				Section 9.17.  SELinux Options
				Section 9.18.  Network Options
				Section 9.19.  Network File System Options
				Section 9.20.  Hardware-Specific Options
				Section 9.21.  Timer-Specific Options
				Section 9.22.  Miscellaneous Options
			Chapter 10.  Kernel Build Command-Line Reference
				Section 10.1.  Informational Targets
				Section 10.2.  Cleaning Targets
				Section 10.3.  Configuration Targets
				Section 10.4.  Build Targets
				Section 10.5.  Packaging Targets
				Section 10.6.  Documentation Targets
				Section 10.7.  Architecture-Specific Targets
				Section 10.8.  Analysis Targets
			Chapter 11.  Kernel Configuration Option Reference
		Part IV:  Additional Information
			Appendix A.  Helpful Utilities
				Section A.1.  patch and diff
				Section A.2.  Managing Your Patches with quilt
				Section A.3.  git
				Section A.4.  ketchup
			Appendix B.  Bibliography
				Section B.1.  Books
				Section B.2.  Tool Locations
		About the Author
		Colophon
		Index