More information about the kernel
- Device ["Drivers"]
KernelPorts porting the kernel to other architectures
- ["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
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
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"]
[http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/2003-08/msg00347.html 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 [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"]
- ["Networking"] everything network related
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From basic to advanced Linux Kernel articles (outdated) http://whatisthekernel.blogspot.com/