"Arun K. Khan" wrote:
Depends on the experience of the person in the field s/he is researching.
An analogy to this is the packet switched network (Internet). A packet has its headers,(source and destination), along with necessary information (its data), but to reach the destination, each router has to route the packet through the best possible way, where the router has the knowledge of how the network is.
Dinesh Joshi wrote:
Research inherently is without guidance.
Therefore, A packet, may not on its own reach anywhere it wants. Though, we may assume, the packet themselves will become intelligent, in the near future, to have all information contained within itself.
With respect to the OP, and the subject line, "Understanding the Linux Kernel", Oreilly Publications, is a good book.
-- http://sankoobaba.blogspot.com
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