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From: blstuart@bellsouth.net
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] security questions
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:40:20 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2ae9f36bc87fe001046e1152418d0da2@bellsouth.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4f34febc0904171312s22f8f49jcd7cb623bf0c686a@mail.gmail.com>

>> Principles of Operating Systems: Design and Applications
>> by Brian Stuart
>>
>> ( http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1418837695 )
>>
>> I've only just started reading it, so can't really comment on how good
>> it is yet. Looks promising so far though.
>
> I recently bought this book and have read most of it.  It's especially
> good at bridging the gap between OS theory and the gritty details of
> implementation with clear explanations of selected source code
> extracts from the Inferno and Linux kernels.  The chapter on Inferno
> process management and its scheduler is especially illuminating.
>
> Although it focuses on the implementation of Inferno I've also found
> it helpful for understanding the Plan 9 kernel since it covers the
> Inferno device driver model, viz. embedded 9p/Styx servers.  It also
> reviews the Inferno implementation of kfs, which is written in Limbo,
> but the mental translation to C is easy.

Thank you.  I'm glad you're finding it useful.

BLS




  reply	other threads:[~2009-04-17 21:40 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 94+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-04-16 17:47 Devon H. O'Dell
2009-04-16 18:30 ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-16 19:14   ` Venkatesh Srinivas
2009-04-16 20:10     ` Devon H. O'Dell
2009-04-16 20:19       ` Devon H. O'Dell
2009-04-17  4:48         ` lucio
2009-04-17  5:03           ` Eris Discordia
2009-04-17  9:47             ` lucio
2009-04-17 10:24               ` Eris Discordia
2009-04-17 11:55                 ` lucio
2009-04-17 13:08                   ` Eris Discordia
2009-04-17 14:15                     ` gdiaz
2009-04-17 16:39                     ` lucio
     [not found]                   ` <6FD675BC714D323BF959A53B@192.168.1.2>
2009-04-17 16:15                     ` Robert Raschke
2009-04-17 20:12                       ` John Barham
2009-04-17 21:40                         ` blstuart [this message]
2009-04-17 16:32               ` [9fans] VMs, etc. (was: Re: security questions) blstuart
2009-04-17 17:11                 ` tlaronde
2009-04-17 17:29                   ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-17 18:18                     ` tlaronde
2009-04-17 19:00                       ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-17 18:50                     ` blstuart
2009-04-17 18:31                   ` blstuart
2009-04-17 18:45                     ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-17 18:59                       ` blstuart
2009-04-17 19:05                         ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-17 20:21                           ` blstuart
2009-04-18 14:54                             ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-18 16:06                               ` Mechiel Lukkien
2009-04-19 20:52                               ` blstuart
2009-04-20 17:30                                 ` [9fans] VMs, etc maht
2009-04-20 17:44                                   ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-20 17:47                                     ` Devon H. O'Dell
2009-04-20 17:49                                     ` maht
2009-04-17 19:39                     ` [9fans] VMs, etc. (was: Re: security questions) tlaronde
2009-04-17 21:25                       ` blstuart
2009-04-17 21:59                         ` tlaronde
2009-04-17 23:41                         ` Mechiel Lukkien
2009-04-17 18:59                   ` Eris Discordia
2009-04-17 21:38                     ` blstuart
     [not found]                   ` <1322FA0842063D3D53C712DC@192.168.1.2>
2009-04-17 20:07                     ` J.R. Mauro
2009-04-17 19:02                 ` lucio
2009-04-17 21:01                   ` blstuart
2009-04-18  5:25                     ` lucio
2009-04-19 20:19                       ` blstuart
2009-04-17 19:16                 ` [9fans] Plan9 - the next 20 years Steve Simon
2009-04-17 19:39                   ` J.R. Mauro
2009-04-17 19:43                   ` tlaronde
2009-04-17 19:56                     ` J.R. Mauro
2009-04-17 20:14                     ` Eric Van Hensbergen
2009-04-17 20:18                       ` Benjamin Huntsman
2009-04-18  4:26                         ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-17 20:29                       ` J.R. Mauro
2009-04-18  3:56                         ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-18  4:12                           ` J.R. Mauro
2009-04-18  4:16                             ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-18  5:51                               ` J.R. Mauro
2009-04-18 12:52                       ` Steve Simon
2009-04-17 20:20                   ` John Barham
2009-04-16 20:51       ` [9fans] security questions erik quanstrom
2009-04-16 21:49         ` Devon H. O'Dell
2009-04-16 22:19           ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-16 23:36             ` Devon H. O'Dell
2009-04-17  0:00               ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-17  1:25                 ` Devon H. O'Dell
2009-04-17  1:54                   ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-17  2:17                     ` Devon H. O'Dell
2009-04-17  2:23                       ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-17  2:33                         ` Devon H. O'Dell
2009-04-17  2:43                           ` J.R. Mauro
2009-04-17  5:48                             ` john
2009-04-17  5:52                               ` Bruce Ellis
2009-04-17  5:52                               ` andrey mirtchovski
2009-04-17  5:57                                 ` Bruce Ellis
2009-04-17  9:26                           ` Charles Forsyth
2009-04-17 10:29                             ` Steve Simon
2009-04-17 11:04                               ` Mechiel Lukkien
2009-04-17 11:36                               ` lucio
2009-04-17 11:40                               ` lucio
2009-04-17 11:51                                 ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-17 12:06                               ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-17 13:52                                 ` Steve Simon
2009-04-17  1:59                   ` Russ Cox
2009-04-17 12:07                     ` maht
2009-04-17  2:07                   ` Bakul Shah
2009-04-17  2:19                     ` Devon H. O'Dell
2009-04-17  6:33                       ` Bakul Shah
2009-04-17  9:51                         ` lucio
2009-04-17 11:34                         ` erik quanstrom
2009-04-17 12:14                           ` Devon H. O'Dell
2009-04-17 18:29                             ` Bakul Shah
2009-04-17 11:59                         ` Devon H. O'Dell
2009-04-17  5:06                     ` Eris Discordia
2009-04-17  8:36             ` Richard Miller

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