architecture
Linux system architecture - processes, memory, storage, kernel
When & Why to Use This Skill
This Claude skill provides deep technical expertise in Linux system architecture, covering essential components such as process management, memory allocation, storage systems, and kernel internals. It is designed to help users diagnose system performance bottlenecks, manage kernel modules, and understand low-level system operations to ensure server stability and efficiency.
Use Cases
- System Performance Tuning: Analyzing virtual memory, swap usage, and paging statistics to optimize resource allocation and prevent OOM (Out of Memory) errors.
- Process Troubleshooting: Investigating process hierarchies, signal handling, and execution flows using tools like pstree to debug hanging services.
- Kernel & Driver Management: Managing kernel modules (lsmod) and understanding syscalls/interrupts for hardware integration and security auditing.
- Storage & Filesystem Diagnostics: Navigating block devices and filesystem structures to resolve storage-related issues and optimize data throughput.
- Boot Sequence Analysis: Troubleshooting the Linux startup process, including GRUB configuration, initramfs, and systemd service orchestration.
| name | architecture |
|---|---|
| description | "Linux system architecture - processes, memory, storage, kernel" |
| sasmp_version | "1.3.0" |
| bonded_agent | linux-expert |
| bond_type | PRIMARY_BOND |
Architecture Skill
Overview
Understanding Linux system architecture including processes, memory, and kernel internals.
Capabilities
- Processes: fork, exec, signals
- Memory: Virtual memory, paging, swap
- Storage: Block devices, filesystems
- Kernel: Modules, syscalls, interrupts
- Boot: GRUB, initramfs, systemd
Examples
# View process tree
pstree -p
# Check memory usage
free -h
cat /proc/meminfo
# List kernel modules
lsmod