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WANTED: volunteers to sort the information on this page, to make things easier to find.
CompleteNewbiesClickHere for some ideas on how to get started.
Eager to become a kernel hacker? You may start with some readings:
- New Kernel Hacking HOWTO (right now under-development on kernelnewbies)
- Linux Kernel Tester's Guide
- CareerAdvice for people who want to get a job hacking the kernel
- From basic to advanced Linux Kernel articles (people keep on updating this blog) http://whatisthekernel.blogspot.com/
- Some existing documents on kernelnewbies site can be found here
Move on to more hands-on activities:
- KernelUpdating . From a old Kernel version to a newer one.
- KernelHackingTools to edit/navigate/hack the kernel source
- Compiling the Linux kernel or OS News Article
- Compiling a Custom Linux Kernel
- mkkernel helps beginners.
- Testing
- User Mode Linux (description) allows test kernels to be run under Linux. See also NavigatingTheSources
- Paper on Debugging Kernel OOPs and Hangs
Some tutorials or projects to inspire you
- Drivers
- Simple UDP Server
- Writing Portable Device Drivers
- SMPSynchronisation an intro on SMP locking
Put your kernel hacking stuff here and let's help each other learn about the kernel.
Information pertinent to specific kernel series
- The pre-2.6 kernel mustfix [MustFix26] and shouldfix [ShouldFix26] bug lists:
- Migrating to kernel 2.6,
- The Wonderful World of Linux 2.6
- What to expect with Linux 2.5 (if you get /null appended to the URL, go back & try again (a few times if necessary))
- 2.4 Kernel Internals (Incomplete)
- Requirements before upgrading 2.2 to 2.4
Submitting kernel patches.
- UpstreamMerge How to submit your code to the upstream kernel.
- WhyReiser4IsNotIn Why Reiser 4 is not in the upstream kernel.
- PatchOfTheMonth Noteworthy and/or amusing patch submissions and replies.
Dead links
- filemon to display file system activities in real-time