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ABI (Application Binary Interface)
absolute pathnames 2nd
Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP)
access
     devices 2nd
     DMA 2nd
     rights 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
actiev_mm field (task_struct structure)
activated field (task_struct structure)
active_list field (memory zones)
add_wait_queue() function
add_wait_queue_exclusive() function
adding
     caches 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
     code for system calls 2nd 3rd
     to wait queues
address space
    fields
         task_struct structure 2nd
address_space structure 2nd 3rd
addresses
     intervals
     linear
    linear spaces
         memory management 2nd 3rd
     logical
     memory
     mm_struct 2nd 3rd 4th
     physical
     translation 2nd
         i386 Intel-based memory management
     virtual
     vm_area_struct 2nd 3rd 4th
addressing
     devices
Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC)
agetty programs
AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port)
algorithms
     big-o notations
     elevator
aligning
     caches
all_unreclaimable field (memory zones)
alloc_page() function
alloc_pages() function
allocating
    memory
         kmalloc() function 2nd
         kmem_cache_alloc() function
allocators
    slabs
         global variables 2nd
         memory management 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th
anticipatory I/O schedulers
anticipatory I/O scheduling
APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller)
Application Binary Interface (ABI)
Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC)
applications
     distributions
         Debian
         Fedora 2nd
         Gentoo 2nd
         Mandriva
         Red Hat 2nd
         SUSE
         Yellow Dog
     filesystems 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
         page caches 2nd 3rd 4th
         VFS structures 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
         VFS system calls 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th
         virtual 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th
     parallel ports
ar command 2nd
arch/ppc/ source code listings
architecture
     assembly language example
         PowerPC 2nd 3rd 4th
         x86 2nd 3rd
     Big Endian/Little Endian
     CISC
     IHA
     inline assembly 2nd
         _ _volatile__modifer 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
         asm keyword
         clobbered registers
         constraints
         input operands
         output operands
         parameter numbering
     memory initialization
         i386 Intel-based 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
         PowerPC 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
         x86
    PowerPC
         Linux Power
     UMA
architetcure
     dependence
     RISC
architetcure-dependent source code 2nd
architetcure-independent source code 2nd
areas
     memory 2nd
arithmetic instructions (x86)
array field (task_struct structure)
arrays
     priority
ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit)
asm keyword
asmlinkage
assemblers
assembly
     asm keyword
     inline 2nd
         _ _volatile__modifer 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
         clobbered registers
         constraints
         input operands
         output operands
         parameter numbering
assembly languages
     example of
         PowerPC 2nd 3rd 4th
         x86 2nd 3rd
     PowerPC 2nd 3rd 4th
     x86 2nd 3rd 4th
asynchronous events
asynchronous execution flow
     exceptions 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th
asynchronous I/O operations
atomic flags [See also flags]
attributes
    fields
         task_struct structure 2nd
     files