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| == Background on kernel development == * So you want to be a Linux kernel Hacker? [KernelDevViewpoint:Read] what the job is really like. * CareerAdvice for people who want to get a job hacking the kernel * [:StartKernelHacking:Getting started] on kernel hacking == Kernel history == * Kernel release process ["KernelReleaseProcess"] * Tools used in kernel development ["KernelHackingTools"] |
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* Device ["Drivers"] * KernelPorts porting the kernel to other architectures * ["Networking"] everything network related * PowerManagement |
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| * There are several good KernelBooks * more ["Documents"], which should probably be indexed from this page or subsystem pages |
* Useful kernel tutorials, presentations, and ["Documents"] |
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| * KernelDebug - debugging bugs * KernelSafari - taking apart the kernel to see how it works |
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| * join http://www.KernelJanitors.org/, http://LinuxDriverProject.org/ * CareerAdvice for people who want to get a job hacking the kernel |
* join the [http://janitor.kernelnewbies.org/ Kernel Janitors] and/or [http://LinuxDriverProject.org/ Linux Driver] projects |
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| * ["Testing"] * [http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/2003-08/msg00347.html Paper on Debugging Kernel OOPs and Hangs] |
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| == External links == * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel Wikipedia article about the Linux kernel] - some history and background * [http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-linux-kernel/ Anatomy of the Linux kernel] - short and valuable introduction to internals of the kernel * [http://www.makelinux.net/kernel_map Interactive Linux Kernel Map] and [http://www.makelinux.net/kernel_map_poster poster] - Have a look at Linux kernel source from a bird's eye view. * [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/KernelAnalysis-HOWTO.html KernelAnalysis-HOWTO] * [http://lxr.linux.no/linux Linux Cross Reference] - browse the source online * explore more documentation at [http://www.makelinux.net/reference Linux Technology Reference] * [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Kernel-HOWTO/ Compiling the Linux kernel] or [http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=443 OS News Article][[BR]] * [http://lxr.linux.no/linux Linux Cross Reference] - browse the source online * http://lkml.org/ - the linux-kernel mailing list archives * From basic to advanced Linux Kernel articles (outdated) http://whatisthekernel.blogspot.com/ |
Background on kernel development
So you want to be a Linux kernel Hacker? [KernelDevViewpoint:Read] what the job is really like.
CareerAdvice for people who want to get a job hacking the kernel
[:StartKernelHacking:Getting started] on kernel hacking
Kernel history
Kernel release process ["KernelReleaseProcess"]
Tools used in kernel development ["KernelHackingTools"]
More information about the kernel
- ["SMPSynchronisation"] an intro on SMP locking
- Useful kernel tutorials, presentations, and ["Documents"]
LinuxChanges and http://LWN.net/Kernel - read about recent developments
How To ...
KernelBuild - build a custom kernel
KernelDebug - debugging bugs
KernelSafari - taking apart the kernel to see how it works
UpstreamMerge How to submit your patch to the upstream kernel.
join the [http://janitor.kernelnewbies.org/ Kernel Janitors] and/or [http://LinuxDriverProject.org/ Linux Driver] projects
KernelHackingTools to edit/navigate/hack the kernel source
- write a simple kernel loadable ["Module"]
CompleteNewbiesClickHere for some ideas on how to get started.
Discuss your questions on ["IRC"], the MailingList or the [http://forum.kernelnewbies.org/ 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"]