operating system fundamentals

IT Services Circle

Oct 15, 2024 · Fundamentals

Designing a Simple File System with Blocks, Bitmaps, Inodes, and Directories

This article walks through the step‑by‑step design of a simple file system on a 1 TB disk, introducing logical blocks, block bitmaps, inode structures, directory handling, indirect indexing, superblocks, and hierarchical file organization, while comparing the design to the classic ext2 filesystem.

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Designing a Simple File System with Blocks, Bitmaps, Inodes, and Directories

Tencent Architect

Jul 20, 2023 · Fundamentals

Explore, Build, and Contribute: A Beginner’s Guide to the Linux Kernel

This comprehensive guide walks beginners through the Linux kernel’s architecture, source acquisition, configuration, compilation, installation, key subsystems, essential programming knowledge, and how to join the kernel community, providing practical code examples and curated learning resources.

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Explore, Build, and Contribute: A Beginner’s Guide to the Linux Kernel

Qunar Tech Salon

Jun 17, 2015 · Fundamentals

Understanding Unix/Linux Files, File Types, Partitions and Filesystem Hierarchy

This article explains the Unix principle that everything is a file, describes regular and special file types, outlines why and how disks are partitioned, introduces mount points, and details the standard Linux filesystem hierarchy and inode metadata.

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Understanding Unix/Linux Files, File Types, Partitions and Filesystem Hierarchy