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KernelHacking

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:

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      KernelBooks
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      New Kernel Hacking HOWTO (right now under-development on kernelnewbies)
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      Linux Kernel Tester's Guide
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      CareerAdvice for people who want to get a job hacking the kernel
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      From basic to advanced Linux Kernel articles (people keep on updating this blog) http://whatisthekernel.blogspot.com/
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      Some existing documents on kernelnewbies site can be found here

Move on to more hands-on activities:

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      KernelUpdating . From a old Kernel version to a newer one.
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      KernelHackingTools to edit/navigate/hack the kernel source
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      Compiling the Linux kernel or OS News Article
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      Compiling a Custom Linux Kernel
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      mkkernel helps beginners.
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      Testing
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      User Mode Linux (description) allows test kernels to be run under Linux. See also NavigatingTheSources
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      Paper on Debugging Kernel OOPs and Hangs 

Some tutorials or projects to inspire you

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      Drivers
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      Simple UDP Server
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      Writing Portable Device Drivers
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      PowerManagement
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      SMPSynchronisation an intro on SMP locking 

Put your kernel hacking stuff here and let's help each other learn about the kernel.

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      KernelPorts 

Information pertinent to specific kernel series

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      The pre-2.6 kernel mustfix [MustFix26] and shouldfix [ShouldFix26] bug lists:
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      Migrating to kernel 2.6,
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      The Wonderful World of Linux 2.6
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      What to expect with Linux 2.5 (if you get /null appended to the URL, go back & try again (a few times if necessary))
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      2.4 Kernel Internals (Incomplete)
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      Requirements before upgrading 2.2 to 2.4

Submitting kernel patches.

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      UpstreamMerge How to submit your code to the upstream kernel.
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      WhyReiser4IsNotIn Why Reiser 4 is not in the upstream kernel.
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      PatchOfTheMonth Noteworthy and/or amusing patch submissions and replies. 

Dead links

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      filemon to display file system activities in real-time

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