Linu内核——那个你绕不开的进阶垫脚石

在阅读了很多本计算机翻译过来的著作之后，我发现市面上够通俗而严谨地的书籍太少了，刚开始我以为只是我的英语水平太差（不否认，不否认），当我问了身边的几个朋友之后我发现这不是我一个人的想法；于是我开始斗胆尝试翻译一下这本《Understanding the Linux Kernel(3rd edition)》;不说了，开干！
Preface
In the spring semester of 1997, we taught a course on operating systems based on Linux 2.0. The idea was to encourage students to read the source code. To achieve this, we assigned term projects consisting of making changes to the kernel and per-forming tests on the modified version. We also wrote course notes for our students about a few critical features of Linux such as task switching and task scheduling.
Out of this work—and with a lot of support from our O’Reilly editor Andy Oram—came the first edition of Understanding the Linux Kernel at the end of 2000, which covered Linux 2.2 with a few anticipations on Linux 2.4. The success encountered by this book encouraged us to continue along this line. At the end of 2002, we came out with