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INSTRUCTOR-LED COURSE

Developing Applications For Linux (LFD401)

Learn how to develop applications for the Linux environment. In this instructor-led course, you’ll get hands-on experience with the necessary tools and methods for Linux application development and learn about the features and techniques that are unique to Linux.

Who Is It For
This course is for experienced developers. Students should be proficient in C programming, and be familiar with basic Linux utilities and text editors.
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What You’ll Learn
In this course you will learn about the tools and methods for developing C programs and doing systems programming under Linux, debugging techniques, process management, Linux specific paid and system calls, and more.
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What It Prepares You For
This course will prepare you to develop applications for a Linux environment.
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Course Outline
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Introduction
Objectives
Who You Are
The Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation Training
Linux Distributions
Platforms
Preparing Your System
Using and Downloading a Virtual Machine
Things change in Linux
Course Registration
Preliminaries
Procedures
Standards and the LSB
How to Work in OSS Projects **
Overview on How to Contribute Properly
Stay Close to Mainline for Security and Quality
Study and Understand the Project DNA
Figure Out What Itch You Want to Scratch
Identify Maintainers and Their Work Flows and Methods
Get Early Input and Work in the Open
Contribute Incremental Bits, Not Large Code Dumps
Leave Your Ego at the Door: Don’t Be Thin-Skinned
Be Patient, Develop Long Term Relationships, Be Helpful
Compilers
GCC
Other Compilers
Major gcc Options
Preprocessor
Integrated Development Environments (IDE)
Labs
Libraries
Static Libraries
Shared Libraries
Linking To Libraries
Dynamic Linking Loader
Labs
Make
Using make and Makefiles
Building large projects
More complicated rules
Built-in rules
Labs
Source Control
Source Control
RCS and CVS
Subversion
git
Labs
Debugging and Core Dumps
gdb
What are Core Dump Files?
Producing Core Dumps
Examining Core Dumps
Labs
Debugging Tools
Electric Fence
Getting the Time
Profiling and Performance
valgrind
Labs
System Calls
System Calls vs. Library Functions
How System Calls are Made
Return Values and Error Numbers
Labs
Memory Management and Allocation
Memory Management
Dynamical Allocation
Tuning malloc()
Locking Pages
Labs
Files and Filesystems in Linux **
Files, Directories and Devices
The Virtual File System
The ext2/ext3 Filesystem
Journaling Filesystems
The ext4/ Filesystem
Labs
File I/O
UNIX File I/O
Opening and Closing
Reading, Writing and Seeking
Positional and Vector I/O
Standard I/O Library
Large File Support (LFS)
Labs
Advanced File Operations
Stat Functions
Directory Functions
inotify
Memory Mapping
flock() and fcntl()
Making Temporary Files
Other System Calls
Labs
Processes – I
What is a Process?
Process Limits
Process Groups
The proc Filesystem
Inter-Process Communication Methods
Labs
Processes – II
Using system() to Create a Process
Using fork() to Create a Process
Using exec() to Create a Process
Using clone()
Exiting
Constructors and Destructors
Waiting
Daemon Processes
Labs
Pipes and Fifos
Pipes and Inter-Process Communication
popen() and pclose()
pipe()
Named Pipes (FIFOs)
splice(), vmsplice() and tee()
Labs
Asynchronous I/O**
What is Asynchronous I/O?
The POSIX Asynchronous I/O API
Linux Implementation
Labs
Signals – I
What are Signals?
Signals Available
Dispatching Signals
Alarms, Pausing and Sleeping
Setting up a Signal Handler
Signal Sets
sigaction()
Labs
Signals – II
Reentrancy and Signal Handlers
Jumping and Non-Local Returns
siginfo and sigqueue()
Real Time Signals
Labs
POSIX Threads – I
Multi-threading under Linux
Basic Program Structure
Creating and Destroying Threads
Signals and Threads
Forking vs. Threading
Labs
POSIX Threads – II
Deadlocks and Race Conditions
Mutex Operations
Semaphores
Futexes
Conditional Operations
Labs
Networking and Sockets
Networking Layers
What are Sockets?
Stream Sockets
Datagram Sockets
Raw Sockets
Byte Ordering
Labs
Sockets – Addresses and Hosts
Socket Address Structures
Converting IP Addresses
Host Information
Labs
Sockets – Ports and Protocols
Service Port Information
Protocol Information
Labs
Sockets – Clients
Basic Client Sequence
socket()
connect()
close() and shutdown()
UNIX Client
Internet Client
Labs
Sockets – Servers
Basic Server Sequence
bind()
listen()
accept()
UNIX Server
Internet Server
Labs
Sockets – Input/Output Operations
write(), read()
send(), recv()
sendto(), recvfrom()
sendmsg(), recvmsg()
sendfile()
socketpair()
Labs
Sockets – Options
Getting and Setting Socket Options
fcntl()
ioctl()
getsockopt() and setsockopt()
Lab
Netlink Sockets**
What are netlink Sockets?
Opening a netlink Socket
netlink Messages
Labs
Sockets – Multiplexing and Concurrent Servers
Multiplexed and Asynchronous Socket I/O
select()
poll()
pselect() and ppoll()
epoll
Signal Driven and Asynchronous I/O
Concurrent Servers
Labs
Inter Process Communication
Methods of IPC
POSIX IPC
System V IPC**
Labs
Shared Memory
What is Shared Memory?
POSIX Shared Memory
System V Shared Memory**
Labs
Semaphores
What is a Semaphore?
POSIX Semaphores
System V Semaphores**
Labs
Message Queues
What are Message Queues?
POSIX Message Queues
System V Message Queues**
Labs
Closing and Evaluation Survey
** These sections may be considered in part or in whole as optional. They contain either background reference material, specialized topics, or advanced subjects. The instructor may choose to cover or not cover them depending on classroom experience and time constraints.
Prerequisites
This course is for experienced developers. Students should be proficient in C programming, and be familiar with basic Linux utilities and text editors.
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4 days of Instructor-led class time
Hands-on Labs & Assignments
Resources & Course Manual
Certificate of Completion
Digital Badge
Experience Level: Intermediate
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