# Disk Structure
## Official Documentation
- **IBM Knowledge Center on Disk Structure and Disk Geometry**
  - [Link](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.2?topic=management-disk-structure-geometry)
- **Microsoft Docs on Disk Concepts and Troubleshooting**
  - [Link](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/disk-management/troubleshooting-disk-management)
- **Linux Kernel Documentation on Disk Layout**
  - [Link](https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/block/biodoc.html)

## Research Papers
- **"A Study of Modern Linux API Usage and Compatibility: What to Support When You're Supporting" by Chia-Che Tsai et al. (2016)**
  - [Link](https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2872362.2872381)
- **"Efficient and Scalable Disk Scheduling with Faircoop" by Suleiman Souhlal et al. (2021)**
  - [Link](https://www.usenix.org/conference/atc21/presentation/souhlal)

## Additional Online Resources
- **SNIA Technical White Paper on Solid State Storage**
  - [Link](https://www.snia.org/education/what-is-solid-state-storage)
- **Red Hat Customer Portal on Disk Partitions**
  - [Link](https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/managing_storage_devices/disk-partitions_managing-storage-devices)
- **Oracle Documentation on Disk Concepts and Terminology**
  - [Link](https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19253-01/817-5093/disksconcepts-1/index.html)

## Books
- **"Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces" by Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau and Andrea C. Arpaci-Dusseau**
  - ISBN: 9781985086593
  - This book provides a comprehensive overview of operating systems, including a detailed discussion on disk structure and management.

- **"Computer Organization and Design: The Hardware/Software Interface" by David A. Patterson and John L. Hennessy**
  - ISBN: 9780128017333
  - Offers insights into the lower-level aspects of computer systems, including disk organization and structure.

- **"Modern Operating Systems" by Andrew S. Tanenbaum and Herbert Bos**
  - ISBN: 9780133591620
  - Includes a thorough examination of disk structure and its role in operating systems.

## For Deep Dive into Implementation
- **"Operating System Concepts" by Abraham Silberschatz, Peter Baer Galvin, and Greg Gagne**
  - ISBN: 9781119800361
  - Provides detailed explanations of disk structure implementation in various operating systems.

- **"Systems Performance: Enterprise and the Cloud" by Brendan Gregg**
  - ISBN: 9780136820154
  - Offers advanced insights into disk performance and structure in enterprise and cloud environments.

## Standards
- **ANSI INCITS 506-2013 (R2018) - SCSI Block Commands - 3 (SBC-3)**
  - This standard defines the command set extensions to control operation of SCSI block devices, including disk structure specifications.
  - Not freely available, but it's an authoritative source on SCSI disk structures.

- **ISO/IEC 10861:1994 - Information technology -- 130 mm optical disk cartridges for information interchange -- Capacity: 2,6 Gbytes per cartridge**
  - While dated, this standard provides insights into standardized disk structures for optical media.
  - Not freely available, but useful for historical context on disk structure standards.
