Linux Kernel Explorer
14 days ago
- #operating-systems
- #kernel
- #system-architecture
- The kernel is not a process but the system itself, serving user processes and enforcing control.
- It acts as the authority between hardware and software, managing syscalls, interrupts, and scheduling.
- The kernel operates in a layered system characterized by virtual, mapped, isolated, and controlled structures.
- Key study files include init/main.c, kernel/fork.c, include/linux/sched.h, and arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S.
- Multiple-choice questions highlight the kernel's role, its service to user processes, and its layered nature.