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The Story Behind Processes: Mastering the Heart of Linux OS!

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The Story Behind Processes: Mastering the Heart of Linux OS!

Linux | Red Hat Certified | IT Technology | Operations Engineer 👇 Join the technical exchange QQ group with 1000 members. Note 【Official Account】 for quicker approval. 1. In-Depth Understanding of Basic Process Concepts Textbook Concept: An execution instance of a program, a program that is currently executing, etc. Kernel Perspective: An entity responsible for … Read more

Understanding Linux Process Descriptors

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Understanding Linux Process Descriptors

Processes are the entities scheduled by the operating system, and the description of the resources possessed by a process is called the Process Control Block (PCB). Describing Processes with task_struct In the kernel, a process is described by the task_struct structure, known as the process descriptor, which stores all the information necessary for the normal … Read more