CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................... 1
Chapter 2 Computer-System Structures .................................................. 5
Chapter 3 Operating-System Structures .................................................. 9
Chapter 4 Processes ..................................................................... 13
Chapter 5 Threads ...................................................................... 15
Chapter 6 CPU Scheduling ............................................................. 17
Chapter 7 Process Synchronization ..................................................... 23
Chapter 8 Deadlocks.................................................................... 27
Chapter 9 Memory Management........................................................ 31
Chapter 10 Virtual Memory ............................................................. 37
Chapter 11 File-System Interface ........................................................ 45
Chapter 12 File-System Implementation ................................................ 53
Chapter 13 I/O Systems ................................................................. 57
Chapter 14 Mass-Storage Structure ...................................................... 69
Chapter 15 Distributed System Structures............................................... 75
Chapter 16 Distributed File Systems .................................................... 77
Chapter 17 Distributed Coordination.................................................... 79
Chapter 18 Protection ................................................................... 81
Chapter 19 Security...................................................................... 83
Chapter 20 The Linux System ........................................................... 87
Chapter 21 Windows 2000 ............................................................... 97
Appendix A The FreeBSD System ....................................................... 101
Appendix B The Mach System ........................................................... 101
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