KernelNewbies:

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  1. ["/HowToApplyAPatch"] How do I apply a patch?
  2. ["/KernelCompilation"] How do I compile a kernel?

  3. ["/get_current"] How does get_current() work?

  4. ["/LibraryFunctionsInKernel"] Can I use library functions in the kernel ?

  5. ["/asmlinkage"] What is asmlinkage ?

  6. ["/SyscallTrace"] How do I intercept system calls ?

  7. ["/People on KernelNewBies"] Who can I find on #kernelnewbies??

  8. ["/System.map"] What is System.map file?
  9. ["/WhereDoIBegin"] Where do I begin?
  10. ["/ExternAndStaticInlineVariable"] What's the difference between extern and static inline ?

  11. ["/VariousKernelTrees"] What are the various kernel trees for ?

  12. ["/MajorMinor"] What major/minor does XXX have ?

  13. ["/IDEs"] Are there any good IDEs? How do I handle all this code?
  14. ["/DoWhile0"] Why do a lot of #defines in the kernel use do { ... } while (0)?

  15. ["/CodingStyle"] What coding style should I use?


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KernelNewbies: FAQ (last edited 2006-04-22 01:08:39 by RikvanRiel)