[gaius]

Read Tanenbaum, take it from there

[Beltiras]

To GP: Modern Operating Systems[1] is taught in almost every CS program in the world. It covers a lot of the topics needed. It might be a bit dated but has a solid foundation.

[1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/166195.Modern_Operating_...

[6f666579]

Thanks! I'll take a look at his book. You're talking about "MOS", right?

[gaius]

Yep, it might not be exactly how it works in the current Linux kernel but the underlying principles are solid.

[SAI_Peregrinus]

That and Structured Computer Organization. MOS is software-focused, SCO is hardware-focused. Both have some overlap, of course. Meltdown/Spectre are hardware bugs at their core, so having a more thorough understanding of hardware is helpful with them.