The layout proposed by Suman Adak is below.
Please create a new subpage (eg /Introduction) for each section, since this document could end up really large...
If something is already documented elsewhere on this site, please link to that other document instead of trying to duplicate it here. Hyperlinks exist for a reason.
Introduction to Linux Kernel( A short Description with various good link about linux kernel)
- What I Can do with the Linux Kernel( Some impressive word).
- Which Programming language?
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/System requirements for Kernel Hacking.
- GCC,GDB,KGDB patch.
- Making room for source code.
- Preparing to test the new kernel( Virtual Machine, UML, Serial port configuration).
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/Compiling and Installing the kernel.
- Why to recompile the kernel
- How to make the new kernel version
- Understanding the kernel versioning system
- Configure the kernel to be compiled
- Compile procedure for 2.4 and 2.6 kernel
- Install the kernel image into your hard disk
- Boot Loader Configuration( Grub and LILO)
- Applying kernel patches
- Boot the New kernel
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/Overview of the Linux kernel source code tree.
- Small description about each directory.
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- Changes between 2.4 kernel to 2.6 kernel( New features).
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/Kernel_Programming_Style_Guidelines
- In-code Comments
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- Process Creating, Management and Destroing
- Process Scheduling
- Inter Process Communication
- Memory Addressing
- Memory Management
- Reclaiming Pages
- Process Address Space
- Deferring Work: Tasklets and SoftIRQ
- Synchronization
- Time Management
- System Calls
- Virtual File System
- Accessing Directories and Files
- Block I/O Layer
- Page Cache
- Security Subsystem and SELinux
- TCP/IP Stack and Netfilter
- Device Drivers, Kobjects and Sysfs
- Module Management: Insert Code at Run-Time
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- Character Drivers
- Block Drives
- Network Drivers
- USB
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- How to contribute to kernel community?
- How to get help?
- How can i help?