Andreev D., Lazarova M., Lukanov S. - C++ Programming for Linux Systems: Create robust enterprise software for Linux and Unix-based operating systems / Программирование на C++ для систем Linux [2023, PDF, EPUB, MOBI, ENG]

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Preface
Part 1: Securing the Fundamentals
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Getting Started with Linux Systems and the POSIX
Standard
Technical requirements
Getting familiar with the concept of OSs
Types of OSs
Linux in short
Getting to know the Linux kernel
Introducing the system call interface and system programming
Navigating through files, processes, and threads
File
Process and thread
Types of processes based on their running mode
Running services with init and systemd
Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX)
Summary
2
Learning More about Process Management
Technical requirements
Disassembling process creation
Memory segments
Continuing with process states and some scheduling mechanisms
Scheduling mechanisms
Scheduling at a high level
Scheduling at a low level
Learning more about process creation
Introducing fork()
exec and clone()
Terminating a process
Blocking a calling process
Introducing the system calls for thread manipulation in C++
Joining and detaching threads
Thread termination
Summary
3
Navigating through the Filesystems
Technical requirements
Going through Linux’s filesystem fundamentals
Linux’s FS
Directory structure and partitioning
Linux FS objects
Executing FS operations with C++
IPC through anonymous pipes and named pipes
Anonymous or unnamed pipes
Named pipes
Briefly observing signal handling
Summary
4
Diving Deep into the C++ Object
Technical requirements
Understanding the C++ object model
Declaration versus definition
Scope, storage duration, and lifetimes
The object
The reference
Understanding why initialization matters
Functors and lambdas
Exploring functional objects
Lambda expressions
Summary
5
Handling Errors with C++
Technical requirements
Handling errors from POSIX APIs with C++
Using std::error_code and std::error_condition
From error codes to exceptions
std::system_error
Throw by value, catch by reference
try/catch … finally
Summary
Part 2: Advanced Techniques for System Programming
6
Concurrent System Programming with C++
Technical requirements
What is concurrency?
Threads versus processes
Concurrency with C++
Demystifying race conditions and data races
How do we avoid them?
Practical multithreading
Hello C++ jthread
Canceling threads – is this really possible?
std::stop_source
Sharing data during parallel execution
Barriers and latches
Summary
7
Proceeding with Inter-Process Communication
Technical requirements
Introducing MQs and the pub/sub mechanism
The pub/sub mechanism
Guaranteeing atomic operations through semaphores and mutual
exclusions
Semaphore
Mutual exclusion (mutex)
Using shared memory
Learning about mmap() and shm_open()
Communicating through the network with sockets
Overview of the OSI model
Getting familiar with networking through UDP
Thinking about robustness through TCP
Summary
8
Using Clocks, Timers, and Signals in Linux
Technical requirements
Handling time in Linux
Linux epoch
Using timers in Linux
POSIX timer characteristics
Handling time in C++
Using clocks, timers, and ratios
More about clocks in C++20
Using calendar and time zone capabilities
Working with time zones in C++
Summary
9
Understanding the C++ Memory Model
Technical requirements
Getting to know smart pointers and optionals in C++
Retracing RAII via smart pointers
Doing a lazy initialization in C++
Learning about condition variables, read-write locks, and ranges
in C++
Cooperative cancellation through condition variables
Combining smart pointers, condition variables, and shared
memory
Implementing read-write locks and ranges with C++
Discussing multiprocessor systems – cache locality and cache
friendliness in C++
Considering cache locality through cache-friendly code
A glance at false sharing
Sharing resources larger than a cache line in C++
Revisiting shared resources through the C++ memory model via
spinlock implementation
Introducing the memory_order type in C++
Designing spinlocks for multiprocessor systems in C++
Summary
10
Using Coroutines in C++ for System Programming
Technical requirements
Introducing coroutines
The coroutine facility in C++
Network programming and coroutines in C++
Revisiting the shared memory problem through coroutines in C++
Final thoughts on coroutines and their implementations in C++
Summary
Index
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