pWrite software that draws directly on services offered by the Linux kernel and core system libraries. With this comprehensive book, Linux kernel contributor Robert Love provides you with a tutorial on Linux system programming, a reference manual on Linux system calls, and an insider's guide to writing smarter, faster code. pLove clearly distinguishes between POSIX standard functions and special services offered only by Linux. With a new chapter on multithreading, this updated and expanded edition provides an in-depth look at Linux from both a theoretical and applied perspective over a wide range of programming topics, including ul liA Linux kernel, C library, and C compiler overview liBasic IO operations, such as reading from and writing to files liAdvanced IO interfaces, memory mappings, and optimization techniques liThe family of system calls for basic process management liAdvanced process management, including real-time processes liThread concepts, multithreaded programming, and Pt