Performance Tuning for Linux Servers

Index

[SYMBOL] [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [X] [Z]

keepalive management

    TCP

         kernel parameters 2nd 3rd

kernel

     /proc file system

     architecture 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

     configurable features 2nd

     file systems

         devfs

         device special files

         ext2fs

         LVM (Linux Volume Manager)

         RAID 2nd

         VFS (virtual file system)

         VGs (volume groups 2nd

     IPC (Interprocess Communication) mechanisms

         pipes

         semaphores 2nd 3rd

         signals

         System V

     memory management

         address spaces

         memory mapping 2nd

         paging 2nd

         physical memory 2nd

         swapping

    microkernel operating systems

         compared

     modular design

     modules 2nd

     monolithic aspects

    network performance

         enhancements 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th

    networks

         parameter tuning mechanisms 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th

     open source

     organization

     parameters

         CONFIG 2nd

         debugging

         file system 2nd

         ICMP 2nd

         IP fragmentation

         NEIGHBOR 2nd

         net core

         network 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th

         processes

         profiling

         routing

         shared memory

         signals

         system

         TCP 2nd 3rd

         virtual memory 2nd 3rd 4th

     performance benchmarks 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

     process management

         context switching 2nd

         kernel threads

         process scheduling

         processes

         tasks

         threads

    procfs interface

         parameter tuning 2nd 3rd

     responsibilities 2nd

     services

     SMP (Symmetrical Multiprocessor) system

         cache coherency

         concurrency

         data serialization

         locks 2nd

         processor affinity

    sysfs interface

         parameter tuning 2nd

    systctl interface

         parameter tuning 2nd 3rd 4th

     system calls

     variables

kernel address space

kernel address spaces

kernel image section (virtual memory) 2nd

kernel module section (virtual memory)

kernel threads

Krishnamurthy, Balachander 2nd

kswapd parameter (kernel)