Tag: system call
Getting Started with SystemTap
If programming is an art, then debugging is even more so. To be a good programmer, one must master debugging. We have seen some...
The Socket API, Part 3: Concurrent Servers
In this part of the series, we will learn how to deal with multiple clients connected to the server.
Welcome to another dose of socket...
Device Drivers, Part 9: Input/Output Control in Linux
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, talks about the typical ioctl() implementation and usage in Linux.
"Get me a...
Code Profiling in Linux Using Gprof
Today, performance is a pivotal point in the programming world. Programmers constantly strive to make their code run in fewer milliseconds. Performance analysis can...