| The latest versions of Symbian OS are based upon Symbian’s new realtime
kernel. This kernel is designed to make phone-related development
easier: base-porting will be easier, device driver development will be
easier, software development will be easier.
Symbian OS Internals is a detailed exposition on the new real-time
kernel, providing the reader with the insights of the software engineers
who designed and wrote it. In the main it is an explanatory text which
seeks to describe the functioning of the kernel, and, where relevant, to
indicate key differences from its predecessor.
This book is invaluable for:
Those who are involved in porting Symbian OS. This book is not a
base-porting manual, since this is already provided by Symbian; but it
benefits the base-porting engineer by giving him or her a more solid
understanding of the OS being ported.
Those writing device drivers. This book provides an in-depth explanation
of how Symbian OS drivers work. Device drivers have changed
considerably with the introduction of a single code, so this helps fill the
knowledge gap for those converting them to the new kernel.
Those who wish to know how the Symbian OS kernel works. This book
provides a detailed commentary on the internals of Symbian OS, providing
information for the varied needs of readers, helping: students studying
real-time operating systems, middleware programmers to understand the
behavior of underlying systems, systems engineers to understand how
Symbian OS compares to other similar operating systems, and, for those
designing for high performance, how to achieve it. |
