Learning UNIX internals

[Chris Hodgins]

On 5/7/05, Jon Drews <jon.drews at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/7/05, Chris Hodgins <christopher.hodgins at gmail.com> wrote:
> > If you are interested in Unix and FreeBSD this is a good choice:
> >
> > http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/books/0201702452/reviews/026-9762435-1924466
> >
> 
>  Thank you Chris:
> 
>  The problem is I don't know what semaphores, mutex locks or therading
> is. So this book is probably beyond my level.
> 
> --
> Kind regards,
> Jonathan
> 

The book actually explains it all quite well.  I don't think it
presumes too much prior knowledge to be honest.  Plus it really goes
into a nice amount of detail of why each bit was designed a certain
way and why.