Table of Contents
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 WHAT IS AN OPERATING SYSTEM?
1.2 HISTORY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
1.3 OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS
1.4 SYSTEM CALLS
1.5 OPERATING SYSTEM STRUCTURE
1.6 OUTLINE OF THE REST OF THIS BOOK
1.7 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 2 PROCESSES
2.1 INTRODUCTION TO PROCESSES
2.2 INTERPROCESS COMMUNICATION
2.3 CLASSICAL IPC PROBLEMS
2.4 SCHEDULING
2.5 OVERVIEW OF PROCESSES IN MINIX 3
2.6 IMPLEMENTATION OF PROCESSES IN MINIX 3
2.7 THE SYSTEM TASK IN MINIX 3
2.8 THE CLOCK TASK IN MINIX 3
2.9 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 3 INPUT/OUTPUT
3.1 PRINCIPLES OF I/O HARDWARE
3.2 PRINCIPLES OF I/O SOFTWARE
3.3 DEADLOCKS
3.4 OVERVIEW OF I/O IN MINIX 3
3.5 BLOCK DEVICES IN MINIX 3
3.6 RAM DISKS
3.7 DISKS
3.8 TERMINALS
3.9 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 4 MEMORY MANAGEMENT
4.1 BASIC MEMORY MANAGEMENT
4.2 SWAPPING
4.3 VIRTUAL MEMORY
4.4 PAGE REPLACEMENT ALGORITHMS
4.5 DESIGN ISSUES FOR PAGING SYSTEMS
4.6 SEGMENTATION
4.7 OVERVIEW OF THE MINIX 3 PROCESS MANAGER
4.8 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MINIX 3 PROCESS MANAGER
4.9 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 5 FILE SYSTEMS
5.1 FILES
5.2 DIRECTORIES
5.3 FILE SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
5.4 SECURITY
5.5 PROTECTION MECHANISMS
5.6 OVERVIEW OF THE MINIX 3 FILE SYSTEM
5.7 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MINIX 3 FILE SYSTEM
5.8 SUMMARY
CHAPTER 6 READING LIST AND BIBLIOGRAPHY
6.1 SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
6.2 ALPHABETICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX A - INSTALLING MINIX 3 APPENDIX B - MINIX 3 SOURCE CODE LISTING APPENDIX C - INDEX TO FILES INDEX
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