The Linux Memory Manager -- Lorenzo Stoakes, Hardcover

This exhaustive guide to the Linux memory subsystem is the first major resource since 2004 to cover key concepts and essential techniques for developers.

The Linux memory management subsystem hasn't had a definitive reference since 2004. The Linux Memory Manager fills this void with a modern, in-depth exploration of how Linux handles memory, combining high-level overviews with detailed code analysis.

Written by a Linux kernel maintainer and supported by insights from memory management experts, this book provides readers with a rare opportunity to explore the subsystem at both the conceptual and code levels.

This 1,300-page guide goes beyond surface explanations, showing how core principles are implemented in the Linux kernel source and serving as both a study guide and an on-the-job reference for years to come.

This book targets Linux 6.0

Author: Lorenzo Stoakes
Publisher: No Starch Press
Published: 01/27/2026
Pages: 1300
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781718504462

About the Author
Lorenzo Stoakes is a Linux kernel maintainer and Consulting Member of the Technical staff at Oracle, working as a core kernel engineer in the memory management subsystem. He is co-maintainer of memory mapping functionality within the kernel, maintaining the code that acts at the intersection between userland memory operations and the kernel. He has been programming professionally for 20 years, most of which has been spent working on low-level and systems development. He has been contributing to the Linux kernel for more than a decade.