Changeset 3ed279f for chapter08/kernel.xml
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- 08/08/2004 03:09:34 PM (20 years ago)
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r0869f1e r3ed279f 185 185 </segmentedlist> 186 186 187 <variablelist><title>Short descriptions</title> 187 <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short descriptions</bridgehead> 188 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?> 188 189 189 190 <varlistentry id="kernel"> 190 191 <term>The <emphasis>kernel</emphasis></term> 191 192 <listitem> 192 <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-kernel kernel"><primary sortas="b-kernel">kernel</primary></indexterm>193 193 <para>the engine of the Linux system. When turning on your computer, 194 194 the kernel is the first part of the operating system that gets loaded. … … 197 197 software, and turns a single CPU into a multitasking machine capable 198 198 of running scores of programs seemingly at the same time.</para> 199 <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-kernel kernel"><primary sortas="b-kernel">kernel</primary></indexterm> 199 200 </listitem> 200 201 </varlistentry> … … 203 204 <term>The <emphasis>kernel headers</emphasis></term> 204 205 <listitem> 205 <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-kernel kernel-headers"><primary sortas="e-kernel-headers">kernel headers</primary></indexterm>206 206 <para>defines the interface to the services that the kernel provides. 207 207 The headers in your system's <filename … … 210 210 compiled and therefore, should <emphasis>not</emphasis> be replaced 211 211 when upgrading the kernel.</para> 212 <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-kernel kernel-headers"><primary sortas="e-kernel-headers">kernel headers</primary></indexterm> 212 213 </listitem> 213 214 </varlistentry> … … 216 217 <term><filename>System.map</filename></term> 217 218 <listitem> 218 <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-kernel System.map"><primary sortas="e-/boot/System.map">/boot/System.map</primary></indexterm>219 219 <para>is a list of addresses and symbols. It maps the entry points and 220 220 addresses of all the functions and data structures in the 221 221 kernel.</para> 222 <indexterm zone="ch-bootable-kernel System.map"><primary sortas="e-/boot/System.map">/boot/System.map</primary></indexterm> 222 223 </listitem> 223 224 </varlistentry>
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