== More information about the kernel ==

 * Device ["Drivers"]
 * KernelPorts porting the kernel to other architectures
 * ["Networking"] everything network related
 * 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
 * UpstreamMerge How to submit your patch to the upstream kernel.
 * join http://www.KernelJanitors.org/, http://LinuxDriverProject.org/
 * 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"]
 * ["Testing"]
 * [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"]

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 * From basic to advanced Linux Kernel articles (outdated) http://whatisthekernel.blogspot.com/

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