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mghis

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Registered: 2010-12-08

Posts: 27

Learning Linux kernel

Hi,

I am a user of Linux and BSD UNIX system. I know C and the basics of Assembly. I'm trying to learn and program the kernel layer. Can you suggest me books, documentation or examples to do that?

Thanks and sorry for my poor English,
   --mghis

PS: I think "programming forum" is more appropriate than "kernel and hardware issues" forum. If I didn't choose correctly, I hope mods will move my thread without closing it.

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Learning Linux kernel

http://www.kroah.com/lkn/

Edit: And for some fun: http://www.makelinux.net/kernel_map_intro :-)

Last edited by karol (2011-06-12 20:05:28)

austin.rbn

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Registered: 2010-01-23

Posts: 77

Re: Learning Linux kernel

"Linux Kernel Development" by Robert Love.
"Understanding the Linux Kernel" by Bovet and Cesati.

Those are two relatively up-to-date books on Linux kernel programming. Also worth mentioning as a classic in kernel and OS development, although it's very outdated (written for UNIX SysV), is "The Design of the UNIX Operating System" by Maurice J. Bach.

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mghis

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Registered: 2010-12-08

Posts: 27

Re: Learning Linux kernel

Thanks! Checking the links and the suggestion...

Also worth mentioning as a classic in kernel and OS development, although it's very outdated (written for UNIX SysV), is "The Design of the UNIX Operating System" by Maurice J. Bach.

Ten years ago I used SysV and ULTRIX. I have found part of the sources of the latter, but none of the first... If you have it, it would very interesting to see them...

Thanks a lot for the books and the links!
   --mghis

jnguyen

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Registered: 2011-02-17

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Re: Learning Linux kernel

I hear this recent book is very good: http://lwn.net/Articles/423417/

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ewaller

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Registered: 2009-07-13

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Re: Learning Linux kernel

Linux Device Drivers Jonathan Corbet, Alessandro Rubini, and Greg Kroah-Hartman

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rwd

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Registered: 2009-02-08

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Re: Learning Linux kernel

You might want to take a look at the linux kernel newbies site.