The Linux Kernel Primer. A Top-Down Approach for x86 and PowerPC Architectures

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radix_tree_init() function

     calling

RAM

     initrd 2nd

rcu_init() function

     calling

readelf utility 2nd

reading

     PPC real-time clocks

    real-time clocks

         x86

ready state

ready to running state transition

real addressing

real group IDs

real mode

real user IDs

real-time clocks 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

real_parent field (task_struct structure)

receiving data from devices

red black trees 2nd

Red Hat 2nd

Reduced Instruction Set Computing (RISC) architecture

references

     local lists (global variables and) 2nd

regions

     memory

registers

     clobbered

     PowerPC

     segment

     SPRs

regular files 2nd

relationships

    fields

         task_struct structure 2nd

     makefiles 2nd 3rd

relative pathnames 2nd

release information (kernels) 2nd

releases

    functions

         page frames

relocatable object code

relocation

requests

    functions

         page frames 2nd 3rd

    paths

         memory management 2nd

     queue utilities

     queues 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

     system queues

respawning programs

rest_init() function

     calling 2nd

rights

     access 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) architecture

Ritchie, Dennis

rlim field (task_struct structure)

root of users

root threads

rt_priority field (task_struct structure)

rules

     schedulers

run queues 2nd

run_list field (task_struct structure)

runnable states (processes)

running processes

running to blocked state transition

running to ready state transition