The latest versions of Symbian OS are based upon Symbian’s new realtime kernel. This kernel is designed to make phone-related development easier: base-porting will be easier, device driver development will be easier, software development will be easier. Symbian OS Internals is a detailed exposition on the new real-time kernel, providing the reader with the insights of the software engineers who designed and wrote it. In the main it is an explanatory text which seeks to describe the functioning of the kernel, and, where relevant, to indicate key differences from its predecessor. This book is invaluable for:

Those who are involved in porting Symbian OS. This book is not a base-porting manual, since this is already provided by Symbian; but it benefits the base-porting engineer by giving him or her a more solid understanding of the OS being ported.

Those writing device drivers. This book provides an in-depth explanation of how Symbian OS drivers work. Device drivers have changed considerably with the introduction of a single code, so this helps fill the knowledge gap for those converting them to the new kernel.

Those who wish to know how the Symbian OS kernel works. This book provides a detailed commentary on the internals of Symbian OS, providing information for the varied needs of readers, helping: students studying real-time operating systems, middleware programmers to understand the behavior of underlying systems, systems engineers to understand how Symbian OS compares to other similar operating systems, and, for those designing for high performance, how to achieve it.