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| Welcome to the [http://kernelnewbies.org Kernelnewbies] Wiki. Here you can add your questions, explanations, stories, projects and other useful information about hacking, debugging, configuring and using the kernel. | Feel free to share your kernel hacking experiences with the Kernelnewbies community. |
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| How to edit pages on this site: first create an account (using the UserPreferences page), then you can edit every page of content. To experiment with wiki editing, please try the WikiSandBox first. | Kernelnewbies discussions can be found on the mailing list, on IRC: `irc.oftc.net #kernelnewbies` and on this wiki. |
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| Kernelnewbies discussions can be found on the mailing list and on IRC: irc.oftc.net #kernelnewbies. | == Kernel Hacking == |
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| == Topics == * KernelHacking -- how to start kernel hacking * FoundBug -- how to identify and track down bugs * KernelProjects -- projects in the kernel * KernelSafari -- learning about the wilderness which is the Linux kernel * KernelGlossary -- please add your explanations here! * ProgrammingLinks -- links to programming language information * PersonalPages -- pages from wiki users * RegionalNewbies -- local/national/regional kernelnewbies * KernelMentors -- how to have help getting already written code into the Linux kernel * LinuxChanges -- detailed "changelog" of the main features getting incorporated in each linux release * ... (add your stuff here if it doesn't fit in one of the topics above) |
Want to become a kernel developer? Need to figure out how a certain kernel subsystem works? |
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| == Related wikis and links == * [http://kernelnewbies.org/ kernelnewbies.org] the main kernelnewbies website * [http://kernelbook.sourceforge.net/wiki/?KernelWiki KernelWiki] (appears to be broken at the moment) * LinuxMM:LinuxMM Linux memory management wiki * [http://linux-net.osdl.org/ Linux-Net] Linux networking wiki * [http://wiki.dragonflybsd.org/index.php/DragonFly_Status DragonFly Status] "Changelog" of DragonFly's kernel * MoreLinks |
Chances are the KernelHacking section has the information you need, or the tips and tricks through which you can discover the nitty gritty details yourself. == Linux Kernel Changelog == A human readable changelog for the Linux kernel can be found on the LinuxChanges page. == Kernel Glossary == Confused by kernel terminology? Look at our KernelGlossary... |
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| == Please edit this wiki == After ["Login" logging in], you can edit any page by pressing the link near the top of the page. Capitalized words joined together form a WikiName, which hyperlinks to another page. The highlighted title searches for all pages that link to the current page. Pages which do not yet exist are linked with a question mark: just follow the link and you can add a definition. To learn more about what a WikiWikiWeb is, read about WhyWikiWorks. |
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| == Editing Pages on this WikiWikiWeb == You can edit any page by pressing the link at the bottom of the page (provided you made yourself an account, on the ["Login"] page). Capitalized words joined together form a WikiName, which hyperlinks to another page. The highlighted title searches for all pages that link to the current page. Pages which do not yet exist are linked with a question mark: just follow the link and you can add a definition. To learn more about what a WikiWikiWeb is, read about WhyWikiWorks. |
Feel free to share your kernel hacking experiences with the Kernelnewbies community.
Kernelnewbies discussions can be found on the mailing list, on IRC: irc.oftc.net #kernelnewbies and on this wiki.
Kernel Hacking
Want to become a kernel developer? Need to figure out how a certain kernel subsystem works?
Chances are the KernelHacking section has the information you need, or the tips and tricks through which you can discover the nitty gritty details yourself.
Linux Kernel Changelog
A human readable changelog for the Linux kernel can be found on the LinuxChanges page.
Kernel Glossary
Confused by kernel terminology? Look at our KernelGlossary...
FAQs In Progress for kernelnewbies.org
Want to help out in the additions to the [http://www.kernelnewbies.org/faq/ FAQs list] at kernelnewbies.org?
The ["FAQsInProgress"] page will track the FAQs we are working on, and your inputs are always welcome. Feel free to add your explanation / answer to any of the FAQs. Once deemed fit for newbie-consumption, the FAQs will move to the list on the main website.
Please edit this wiki
After ["Login" logging in], you can edit any page by pressing the link near the top of the page. Capitalized words joined together form a WikiName, which hyperlinks to another page. The highlighted title searches for all pages that link to the current page. Pages which do not yet exist are linked with a question mark: just follow the link and you can add a definition.
To learn more about what a WikiWikiWeb is, read about WhyWikiWorks.
Interesting starting points:
RecentChanges: see where people are currently working
HelpForBeginners: to get you going
WikiSandBox: feel free to change this page and experiment with editing
MoinMoin: general information about the software behind this wiki
FindPage: search or browse the database in various ways