Unix Systems for Modern Architectures: Symmetric Multiprocessing and Caching for Kernel Programmers

Unix Systems for Modern Architectures: Symmetric Multiprocessing and Caching for Kernel Programmers

Any UNIX programmer using the latest workstations or super minicomputers from vendors such as Sun, Silicon Graphics (SGI), AT&T, Amdahl, IBM, Apple, Compaq, Mentor Graphics, and Thinking Machines needs this book to optimize his/her job performance. This book teaches how these architectures operate using clear, comprehensible examples to explain the concepts, and provides a good reference for people already familiar with the basic concepts.