Understanding the Linux Network Internals

Un must pour les développeurs de drivers réséau linux, ce livre traite de facon claire et simple tous les sujets afférents.

This is for Linux 2.8, or so, and Linux is around version 4.9, but it's a good starting point. The author tells you what he's going to cover, covers it, then reviews what he covers. And, he covers the code in great detail. After each standalone chapter, or section if it takes multiple chapters to cover an aspect, he has a list of structures, a list of functions, and a tree diagram of the functions covered in that chapter or section. He refers forward and back in the book, and to companion volumes, but this is only about networking in Linux, not the entire kernel.

Not even been through first 100 pages and the index pages are falling off. It’s going to be super tuff to use the book from this point onwards.

If you already have knowledge about how computer networks work in general & want to know how those networking concepts are actually designed & implemented in an operating system, this book is a must. This Book is a smooth read & goes step by step. First it tells you how a NIC registers itself with the kernel. Then it describes an high-level introduction of how device drivers drive the device. Then it describes the interface between the kernel and the device drivers. It also discusses bridging & routing concepts. If you want to delve into the linux networking code of the kernel or if you are actually looking to modify a part of the networking code, this book is a must read. This book doesn't cover the transport layer though.! You have to refer to other sources to knit all the pieces of the puzzle together.!