WANTED: volunteers to sort the information on this page, to make things easier to find.
CompleteNewbiesClickHere for some ideas on how to get started.
Eager to become a kernel hacker? You may start with some readings:
[http://www.kernelhacking.org/docs/kernelhacking-HOWTO/index.html kernel hacking HOWTO]BR
[:KernelHacking-HOWTO:New Kernel Hacking HOWTO] (right now under-development on kernelnewbies)
CareerAdvice for people who want to get a job hacking the kernel
From basic to advanced Linux Kernel articles (people keep on updating this blog) http://whatisthekernel.blogspot.com/
Some existing documents on kernelnewbies site can be found [:Documents:here]BR
Move on to more hands-on activities:
KernelHackingTools to edit/navigate/hack the kernel source
[http://markov.ucsd.edu/~movellan/tips/LinuxCompileKernel.pdf Compiling the Linux kernel] (as [http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:markov.ucsd.edu/~movellan/tips/LinuxCompileKernel.pdf html]) or [http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=443 Compiling the Linux Kernel]BR
[http://freshmeat.net/projects/mkkernel/ mkkernel] helps beginners.BR
- ["Testing"]
[http://everythinglinux.org/unfry/unfry_content.html testing new kernels] and recovering...BR
[http://freshmeat.net/projects/user-modelinux/ User Mode Linux] ([http://www.linux-mag.com/2001-04/user_mode_01.html description]) allows test kernels to be run under Linux. See also NavigatingTheSourcesBR
[http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/2003-08/msg00347.html Paper on Debugging Kernel OOPs and Hangs]
Some tutorials or projects to inspire you
- ["Drivers"]
- ["Simple UDP Server"]
[http://www.linuxdevices.com/articles/AT5340618290.html Writing Portable Device Drivers]BR
- ["SMPSynchronisation"] an intro on SMP locking
Put your kernel hacking stuff here and let's help each other learn about the kernel.BR
Information pertinent to specific kernel series
The pre-2.6 kernel mustfix [MustFix26] and shouldfix [ShouldFix26] bug lists:
[http://www.linux-sxs.org/upgrading/migration26.html Migrating to kernel 2.6],
[http://www.kniggit.net/wwol26.html The Wonderful World of Linux 2.6]BR
[http://lwn.net/Articles/39901/ What to expect with Linux 2.5] (if you get /null appended to the URL, go back & try again (a few times if necessary))BR
[http://kernelnewbies.org/wiki/moin.cgi/Karthick 2.4 Kernel Internals (Incomplete)]BR
[http://edge.linuxhq.com/kernel/v2.4/changes.html Requirements before upgrading 2.2 to 2.4]BR
Submitting kernel patches.
UpstreamMerge How to submit your code to the upstream kernel.
WhyReiser4IsNotIn Why Reiser 4 is not in the upstream kernel.
PatchOfTheMonth Noteworthy and/or amusing patch submissions and replies.
Dead links
[http://people.redhat.com/arjanv/olspaper.pdf How NOT to develop a kernel driver]BR
[http://www.sysinternals.com/linux/utilities/filemon.shtml filemon] to display file system activities in real-timeBR