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==Book==
==Book==
It covers a wide array of topics dealing with the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general, as well as providing a brief history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides many samples of code written in the [[C (programming language)|C]] programming language, and provides learning exercises at the end of many chapters. Kerrisk is a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ |title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk | publisher= lwn.net |access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/|title=Linux man-pages home|publisher=kernel.org|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>
It covers topics dealing with the Linux [[operating system]] and operating systems in general, as well as a history of [[Unix]] and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides samples of code written in [[C (programming language)|C]], and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author was a former writer for the [[Linux Weekly News]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/549009/ |title= A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk | publisher= lwn.net |access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> and the current maintainer for the [[Linux]] [[man pages]] project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/|title=Linux man-pages home|publisher=kernel.org|access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref>


''The Linux Programming Interface'' is widely regarded<ref>{{cite book |title=Amazon's Readers Review |isbn=978-1593272203 |last1=Kerrisk |first1=Michael |date=October 2010 }}</ref> as the definitive work on Linux [[Systems programming|systems programming]] and has been translated into several languages.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html |title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' |publisher=man7.org |access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref> Jake Edge, writer for [[LWN.net]], in his review of the book, said, "I found it to be extremely useful and expect to return to it frequently. Anyone who has an interest in programming for Linux will likely feel the same way."<ref>{{cite web|url= https://lwn.net/Articles/423417/ |title= Review: The Linux Programming Interface | publisher= lwn.net |access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> Federico Lucifredi, the product manager for the [[SUSE Linux Enterprise]] and [[openSUSE]] distributions, also praised the book, saying that "''The Linux Programming Encyclopedia'' would have been a perfectly adequate title for it in my opinion" and called the book "…a work of encyclopedic breadth and depth, spanning in great detail concepts usually spread in a multitude of medium-sized books…"<ref>{{cite web|url= http://books.slashdot.org/story/10/11/08/1430238/The-Linux-Programming-Interface |title= The Linux Programming Interface | publisher= slashdot.org |access-date=2013-10-24 }}</ref> [[Lennart Poettering]], the software engineer best known for [[PulseAudio]] and [[systemd]], advises people to "get yourself a copy of The Linux Programming Interface, ignore everything it says about POSIX compatibility and hack away your amazing Linux software".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.fosdem.org/2011/interview/lennart-poettering.html |title=FOSDEM 2011 interview |date=2011-02-06 |access-date=2014-02-28}}</ref>
''The Linux Programming Interface'' is a widely regarded<ref>{{cite book |title=Amazon's Readers Review |isbn=978-1593272203 |last1=Kerrisk |first1=Michael |date=October 2010 }}</ref> work on Linux [[Systems programming|systems programming]] and has been translated into several languages.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://man7.org/tlpi/translations/index.html |title=Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface' |publisher=man7.org |access-date=2014-05-01}}</ref>


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The Linux Programming Interface
AuthorMichael Kerrisk
LanguageEnglish
SeriesLearning
Subjectcovers current UNIX® standards (POSIX.1-2001 /SUSv3 and POSIX.1-2008 /SUSv4 )
Published2010 (No Starch Press)
Pages1512
ISBN978-1-59327-220-3

The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook is a book written by Michael Kerrisk, which documents the APIs of the Linux kernel and of the GNU C Library (glibc).

Book

It covers topics dealing with the Linux operating system and operating systems in general, as well as a history of Unix and how it led to the creation of Linux. It provides samples of code written in C, and learning exercises at the end of chapters. The author was a former writer for the Linux Weekly News[1] and the current maintainer for the Linux man pages project.[2]

The Linux Programming Interface is a widely regarded[3] work on Linux systems programming and has been translated into several languages.[4]

  • The Linux kernel API to userspace discussed in the book consists of both the System Call Interface and the GNU C Library.
    The Linux kernel API to userspace discussed in the book consists of both the System Call Interface and the GNU C Library.
  • In-kernel APIs are not discussed in the book, neither are ABIs.
    In-kernel APIs are not discussed in the book, neither are ABIs.
  • Simplified illustration of the Linux kernel's structure.
    Simplified illustration of the Linux kernel's structure.

At FOSDEM 2016 Michael Kerrisk, the author of The Linux Programming Interface, explained some of the issues with the Linux kernel's user-space API he and others perceive. It is littered with design errors: APIs which are non-extensible, unmaintainable, overly complex, limited-purpose, violations of standards, and inconsistent. Most of those mistakes can't be fixed because doing so would break the ABI that the kernel presents to user-space binaries.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "A goodbye note from Michael Kerrisk". lwn.net. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  2. ^ "Linux man-pages home". kernel.org. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  3. ^ Kerrisk, Michael (October 2010). Amazon's Readers Review. ISBN 978-1593272203.
  4. ^ "Translations of 'The Linux Programming Interface'". man7.org. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  5. ^ Michael Kerrisk (2016-01-31). "How to design a Linux kernel API".
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