I need to do a report on linux needed to be handed up on fri(12/6/06) and I don't know how to do it. Below are some stuff that needs to be included. I don't know how to do it, so I hope someone can help me with it please. Below are the stuff needed to be included in the report.

a) programming/build process in Linux.
b) How to compile and link:
i) User programs in user space.
ii)Kernel programs (modules) in kernel space.
c) How to load modules into the Kernel.
d) How to list out the loaded modules.
e) How to call functions defined and loaded into the Kernel.
f) How to remove modules from the Kernel.

Have you tried doing any kind of research of this on your own? Any way...

modprobe your_module

lsmod

rmmod

There's some help

Homework, n'est-ce pas?
Please tell us more about the course---eg what instruction so far--what tests, etc.

Here's one of the hits using "compile Linux kernel" in Google:
http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/K...ild-HOWTO.html

What does that mean?? What exactly is the assignment?

somehow this is all that my lecturer says to us. It's a last minute assignment and I have no idea where to get the informations. All the linux frequent users out there, please help me out.

Did you look at the link I gave you?
Do you have some more specific questions?

i do not understand what does it mean by programming/build process of linux. does that mean the build process of the kernel and module?

If you read the outline on the site, you will see that it is about compiling the kernel and kernel modules. The compile process is the same for any application.

What instruction have you had in class--lectures, etc.
What books have you read?
What Google searches have you done?

Cannot help you more without understanding what you already know....

Well you have a whole month, that's loads of time for research and working out what you dont understand, i cannot for one second believe you've done nothing on this subject, or have no reference books.

i only have 3 days to do this report. i cannot find anything on compiling and linking user program in user space.

Usually gcc is used to compile C programs and ld to link libraries, perhaps you should go and read about those.

Google:
user space programming
user space (26 million hits)

You STILL have not answered my questions.....What DO you know? For example, can you compile and run a simple program? Can you compile and run a program from downloaded source code?