More information about the kernel

• Device Drivers

• KernelPorts porting the kernel to other architectures

• PowerManagement

• SMPSynchronisation an intro on SMP locking

• There are several good KernelBooks

• more Documents, which should probably be indexed from this page or subsystem pages

• LinuxChanges and http://LWN.net/Kernel - read about recent developments

How To ...

• KernelBuild - build a custom kernel

• KernelSafari - taking apart the kernel to see how it works

• UpstreamMerge How to submit your patch to the upstream kernel.

• join the Kernel Janitors and/or Linux Driver projects

• CareerAdvice for people who want to get a job hacking the kernel

• KernelHackingTools to edit/navigate/hack the kernel source

• write a simple kernel loadable Module

• Paper on Debugging Kernel OOPs and Hangs

CompleteNewbiesClickHere for some ideas on how to get started.

Discuss your questions on IRC, the MailingList or the web forum, if you cannot find your answers in these documents:

Under development

• New Kernel Hacking HOWTO (right now under-development on kernelnewbies)

• Linux Kernel Tester's Guide

• Networking everything network related

External links

• Wikipedia article about the Linux kernel - some history and background

• Anatomy of the Linux kernel - short and valuable introduction to internals of the kernel

• Interactive Linux Kernel Map and poster - Have a look at Linux kernel source from a bird's eye view.

• KernelAnalysis-HOWTO

• Linux Cross Reference - browse the source online

• LinGrok - another cross reference of development git trees

• explore more documentation at Linux Technology Reference

• Compiling the Linux kernel or OS News Article
  

• http://lkml.org/ - the linux-kernel mailing list archives

• From basic to advanced Linux Kernel articles (outdated) http://whatisthekernel.blogspot.com/

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