《操作系统——精髓与设计原理(第6版)(英文版)》是畅销书作者William stallirigs的力作，其第四版曾获得美国计算机科学与工程类教材大奖。本书清晰、完整地讲解了现代操作系统的概念、结构和机制。这个新版本进行了完整的更新，以反映行业的最新进展。

作者全面分析了操作系统设计的高级目标和挑战，然后在每个主要领域给出了权威的讲解：线程、并发性、内存管理、虚拟内存、处理器调度、输入/输出管理以及文件管理等。对每个领域，都用现实世界的例子进行了演示，从而强化了这些讨论。这些例子基于Windows Vista、LINIX、Unux以及其他同时期的操作系统。

不管是研究人员还是专业读者，本书都是理想的读物。全书讲解清晰、结构合理，并包含大量的教学支持材料，包括数百个经过仔细构思的实践性问题。

William Stallings编著的《操作系统——精髓与设计原理(第6版)(英文版)》是讲解操作系统的经典教材，全书不仅系统地讲述了操作系统的基本概念、原理和方法，而且以当代最流行的操作系统——Windows Vista、UNIX和Linux为例，全面清楚地展现了当代操作系统的本质和特点。与教材配套的专用站点，为教师和学生理解书中内容，提供了及时、生动的材料。

《操作系统——精髓与设计原理(第6版)(英文版)》既注重对操作系统经典知识的讲解，又紧密结合当代最新的操作系统发展趋势，可作为大学计算机专业双语教材和参考书，也可供从事计算机专业研究方向的专业技术人员参考。

Chapter 1 Computer System Overview 1

 1.1 Basic Elements 1

 1.2 Processor Registers 2

 1.3 Instruction Execution 5

 1.4 Interrupts 8

 1.5 The Memory Hierarchy 19

 1.6 Cache Memory 22

 1.7 I/O Communication Techniques 26

 1.8 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 29

 1.9 KeyTerms, Review Questions, and Problems 30

 Appendix 1A Performance Characteristics of Two-Level Memory 32

 Appendix 1B Procedure Control 39

Chapter 2 Operating System Overview 43

 2.1 Operating System Objectives and Functions 43

 2.2 The Evolution of Operating Systems 47

 2.3 Major Achievements 56

 2.4 Developments Leading to Modern Operating Systems 69

 2.5 Microsoft Windows Overview 72

 2.6 Traditional UNIX Systems 82

 2.7 Modern UNIX Systems 85

 2.8 Linux 86

 2.9 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 93

 2.10 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 95

Chapter 3 Process Description and Control 97

 3.1 What is a Process？ 97

 3.2 Process States 100

 3.3 Process Description 115

 3.4 Process Control 124

 3.5 Execution of the Operating System 129

 3.6 Security Issues 132

 3.7 UNIX SVR4 Process Management 136

 3.8 Summary 141

 3.9 Recommended Reading 142

 3.10 KeyTerms, Review Questions, and Problems 142

 Programming Project One Developing a Shell 146

Chapter 4 Threads, SMP, and Microkernels 149

 4.1 Processes andThreads 149

 4.2 Symmetric Multiprocessing （SMP） 163

 4.3 Microkernels 167

 4.4 WindowsVista Thread and SMP Management 173

 4.5 Solaris Thread and SMP Management 178

 4.6 Linux Process andThread Management 183

 4.7 Summary 186

 4.8 Recommended Reading 187

 4.9 KeyTerms, Review Questions, and Problems 188

Chapter 5 Concurrency—— Mutual Exclusion and Synchronization 193

 5.1 Principles of Concurrency 194

 5.2 Mutual Exclusion—— Hardware Support 203

 5.3 Semaphores 206

 5.4 Monitors 219

 5.5 Message Passing 226

 5.6 Readers/Writers Problem 232

 5.7 Summary 236

 5.8 Recommended Reading 237

 5.9 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 238

Chapter 6 Concurrency—— Deadlock and Starvation 249

 6.1 Principles of Deadlock 249

 6.2 Deadlock Prevention 258

 6.3 Deadlock Avoidance 259

 6.4 Deadlock Detection 265

 6.5 An Integrated Deadlock Strategy 267

 6.6 Dining Philosophers Problem 268

 6.7 UNIX Concurrency Mechanisms 272

 6.8 Linux Kernel Concurrency Mechanisms 275

 6.9 Solaris Thread Synchronization Primitives 281

 6.10 Windows Vista Concurrency Mechanisms 284

 6.11 Summary 288

 6.12 Recommended Reading 288

 6.13 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 289

Chapter 7 Memory Management 295

 7.1 Memory Management Requirements 295

 7.2 Memory Partitioning 298

 7.3 Paging 309

 7.4 Segmentation 313

 7.5 Security Issues 314

 7.6 Summary 318

 7.7 Recommended Reading 318

 7.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 319

 Appendix 7A Loading and Linking 321

Chapter 8 Virtual Memory 328

 8.1 Hardware and Control Structures 328

 8.2 Operating System Software 347

 8.3 UNIX and Solaris Memory Management 365

 8.4 Linux Memory Management 371

 8.5 WindowsVista Memory Management 373

 8.6 Summary 376

 8.7 Recommended Reading and Web Sites 377

 8.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 378

 Appendix 8A Hash Tables 382

Chapter 9 Uniprocessor Scheduling 386

 9.1 Types of Scheduling 386

 9.2 Scheduling Algorithms 390

 9.3 Traditional UNIX Scheduling 412

 9.4 Summary 414

 9.5 Recommended Reading 414

 9.6 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 415

 Appendix 9A Response Time 418

 Appendix 9B Queuing Systems 420

 Programming Project Two The HOST Dispatcher Shell 427

Chapter 10 Multiprocessor and Real-Time Scheduling 432

 10.1 Multiprocessor Scheduling 432

 10.2 Real-Time Scheduling 445

 10.3 Linux Scheduling 460

 10.4 UNIX FreeBSD Scheduling 464

 10.5 Windows Vista Scheduling 466

 10.6 Summary 469

 10.7 Recommended Reading 469

 10.8 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 470

Chapter 11 I/O Management and Disk Scheduling 473

 11.1 I/O Devices 473

 11.2 Organization of the I/O Function 474

 11.3 Operating System Design Issues 478

 11.4 I/O Buffering 481

 11.5 Disk Scheduling 484

 11.6 RAID 491

 11.7 Disk Cache 500

 11.8 UNIX FreeBSD I/O 503

 11.9 Linux I/O 506

 11.10 WindowsVista I/O 510

 11.11 Summary 513

 11.12 Recommended Reading 513

 11.13 Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 515

 Appendix 11A Disk Storage Devices 517

Chapter 12 File Management 528

 12.1 Overview 528

 12.2 File Organization and Access 534

 12.3 File Directories 538

 12.4 File Sharing 543

 12.5 Record Blocking 544

 12.6 Secondary Storage Management 546

 12.7 File System Security 554

 12.8 UNIX File Management 556

 12.9 Linux File Management 563

 12.10 WindowsVista File System 567

 12.11 Summary 573

 12.12 Recommended Reading 573

 12.13Key Terms, Review Questions, and Problems 574

Glossary 577

References 587