Appendix . About the CD-ROM

The CD-ROM that accompanies Understanding the Linux Virtual Memory Manager contains software and tools that aid code comprehension of the kernel. The CD-ROM includes the following:

  • An installation of Apache that is usable with any GNU/Linux system. Mount the CD with the command mount /dev/cdrom /cdrom -o exec; start the server with the command /cdrom/start_server.

  • A web-browsable copy of the Linux 2.4.22 and 2.6.0-test4 kernels. This allows code to be browsed and identifiers to be searched for.

  • A searchable index for functions that have a code commentary available. If a function is searched for that does not have a commentary, the browser will be automatically redirected to a web-browsable version of the source.

  • A live ...

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