VAX/VMS Internals and Data Structures

This document, titled VAX/VMS Internals and Data Structures, provides a comprehensive look at the VAX/VMS operating system. It is divided into nine parts, covering subjects such as:

• System Overview: An introduction to processes, jobs, and images.
• Control Mechanisms: Condition handling, interrupts, and system service dispatching.
• Scheduling and Timer Support: Process scheduling, timekeeping, and lock management.
• Memory Management: Data structures, paging dynamics, and swapping.
• I/O System: Services and device drivers.
• Process Creation and Deletion: Procedures for process lifecycle management.
• System Initialization: Bootstrap procedures and executive initialization.
• Miscellaneous: Logical names, symbolic constants, and map files.

The book is aimed at system programmers and technical users needing to understand the internal workings of the VAX/VMS executive, including its complex data structures for memory management and process control.