Re: best way to start learning kernel hacking?

[topi <topi23@xxxxxxxxx>]

hi!

from my bookmarks
(please if someone detects a mistake, report it to me!)


i started with:
  Linux Loadable Kernel Module HOWTO
  http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/Module-HOWTO.html

  The Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide
  http://www.tldp.org/LDP/khg/HyperNews/get/khg.html

  Unreliable Guide To Hacking The Linux Kernel
  http://kernelbook.sourceforge.net/kernel-hacking.html/


specifically for 2.6 series:
  The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide
  http://www.tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.6/html/

  Linux Kernel Development
  (Robert Love)
  [Sams, 2003]


specifically for networking:
  The Linux TCP/IP Stack: Networking for Embedded Systems
  (Thomas F. Herbert)
  [Charles River Media Inc, 2004]



my continuos function reference:
  The Linux Kernel API
  http://kernelnewbies.org/documents/kdoc/kernel-api/linuxkernelapi.html


i've seen that some people recomends:
  HOWTO in Linux sources
  http://sosdg.org/~coywolf/lxr/source/Documentation/HOWTO

  Linux Device Drivers, 2nd Edition: Online Book
  http://www.xml.com/ldd/chapter/book/


and some books:
  Modern Operating Systems, 2nd ed.
  (Andrew S. Tanembaum)
  [Prentice Hall, 2001]

  Operating System Concepts
  (A. Silberchatz, P. Galvin and G. Gagne)
  [John Wiley and sons, 2001]

  Operating Systems: Design and Implementation
  (Andrew S. Tanembaum)
  [Prentice Hall, 1997]

  
i know it's not complete, but i hope it helps you ;)

good hacking!

topi



El dj 06 de 04 del 2006 a les 16:06 +0100, en/na Soo-Hyun Choi va
escriure:
> Hi,
> 
> I know this may be a stupid question, but would like to hear from some
> of you what would be the best (and/or efficient) way to start learning
> kernel hacking.
> 
> Probably, it would be a great help specially to a kernel newbie if you
> could tell how actually you learnt (or are learning) the kernel
> hacking.
> 
> Thanks,
> Soo-Hyun
> 
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