Summary

This concludes our first pass through the kernel designer's tool kit. Knowledge of these structures and tables and how they work will help prepare us for an in-depth examination of the HP-UX kernel. HP-UX and UNIX in general have many nooks and crannies to be explored and understood. Please reference the generic algorithm explanations offered in this chapter as we encounter specific examples of their usage in the chapters to come.

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