OS X Internals
A Systems Approach
2nd Edition
Book
Hardback
1680 pages
978-0-321-91002-8 (ISBN)
Description
Now fully updated for the latest Mac OS versions and hardware, OS X Internals: A Systems Approach, Second Edition illuminates Mac OS internals from a linear perspective, guiding you through what's happening at the fundamental level at each step from turning on power to presenting a running operating system.
Covering modern Mac OS internals in unparalleled depth, three leading experts discuss Mac firmware, the bootloader, user-level startup, xnu, low-level services, processes, memory, interprocess communication, kernel extensions, file systems, HFS+, and more.
Indispensable for developers of device drivers and many specialized applications, OS X Internals: A Systems Approach, Second Edition will be equally valuable to anyone who wants a profound understanding of how modern Macs work "under the hood."
Covering modern Mac OS internals in unparalleled depth, three leading experts discuss Mac firmware, the bootloader, user-level startup, xnu, low-level services, processes, memory, interprocess communication, kernel extensions, file systems, HFS+, and more.
Indispensable for developers of device drivers and many specialized applications, OS X Internals: A Systems Approach, Second Edition will be equally valuable to anyone who wants a profound understanding of how modern Macs work "under the hood."
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New Jersey
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-321-91002-8 (9780321910028)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
06/2006
Addison Wesley
€73.15
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Persons
Gwynne Raskind began programming when she was 3 years old using a TI-99/4A console. Since then, she's been an avid Apple user and developer. Self-taught in all respects, she found a fascination with the deepest, darkest secrets of the machine. She runs her own tiny consulting company by night, and works for Chaotic Moon Studios by day. Her passion remains the internals of the systems with which she works, and the effort to share her understanding with those who want to learn. At the time of this writing, she lives in Austin, Texas.
Content
1. Origins of OS X
2. An Overview of Mac OS X
3. Inside an Apple
4. The Firmware and the Bootloader
5. Kernel and User-Level Startup
6. The xnu Kernel
7. Processes
8. Memory
9. Interprocess Communication
10. Extending the Kernel
11. File Systems
12. The HFS Plus File System
2. An Overview of Mac OS X
3. Inside an Apple
4. The Firmware and the Bootloader
5. Kernel and User-Level Startup
6. The xnu Kernel
7. Processes
8. Memory
9. Interprocess Communication
10. Extending the Kernel
11. File Systems
12. The HFS Plus File System