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Processes on Linux and Windows NT

By Glen Flower, glenf@eis.net.au


Introduction

Virtual Memory

Process Image

User and Group Privileges

Multitasking

Multiprocessing

Process Context

Threads

Scheduling

Mutual Exclusion and Synchronisation

Timers

Communication Between Processes

A Closer Look at Processes on the Linux Operating System

Bibliography

 


Copyright © 1997, Glen Flower
Published in Issue 23 of the Linux Gazette, December 1997


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