Course goals:

• Introduce system programming for Linux
• Develop understanding core linux technologies:
  • process/threads execution and planning
  • daemons
  • network programming with sockets
  • shared libraries
  • IPC fundamentals

Prerequisites:

• PE01. Introduction to Linux for developers

Lecture topics

• Introduction into linux architecture
• Glibc. System utils, binutils
• Advanced debugging techniques
• Shared libraries, symbols, dynamic linking. Process loading. ELF format
• Pthreads. Synchronization primitives. Process priorities
• Networking in Linux; TCP/IP sockets and services
• Shared memory
• Daemons
• Packading (RPM, DEB, package management)

Practical exercises

• Mastering with binutils
• Dynamic libraries
• Pthreads and synchronization
• TCP/IP
• Daemon development
• Application packaging and repo maintenance

Course language:

• RUS, ENG

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