List of Linux Kernel Development tutorials/books

Aquarius_Girl · 04-07-2011, 06:05 AM

Books: Getting the basics right:

Understanding the Linux Kernel -- Publisher: O'REILLY http://www.google.com/books?q=isbn%3A978-0-596-00565-8
Linux Kernel in a Nutshell -- Publisher: O'REILLY: http://www.kroah.com/lkn/
UNIX Internals: The New Frontiers -- Author: Uresh Vahalia http://www.google.com/books?q=isbn%3A9780131019089
Design of The Unix Operating system -- Author: Maurice J.Bach http://www.google.com/books?q=isbn%3A9780132017992

Getting the latest kernel:

http://www.kernel.org/

Kernel compilation:

From KernelNewbies: http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ#compile
From DigitalHermit (somewhat outdated): http://www.digitalhermit.com/linux/K...ild-HOWTO.html
From Tldp (somewhat outdated): http://tldp.org/HOWTO/IBM7248-HOWTO/kernel.html
Understanding the Kernel Makefile: http://www.ravnborg.org/kbuild/makefiles.html

Developing Kernel modules/Device drivers:

Linux Kernel API: http://www.gnugeneration.com/books/l...20/kernel-api/
Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide -- Tldp: http://tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.6/html/
Linux Device Drivers [3rd Ed] -- Publisher: O'REILLY: http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/
Linux Kernel development -- Author: Robert Love http://www.google.com/books?q=isbn%3A9780672329463

Implementing System calls in Linux:

Tldp: http://tldp.org/HOWTO/html_single/Im...inux-2.6-i386/
LinuxJournal (somewhat outdated): http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3326

Applying a patch:

Linuxdocs: http://www.linuxheadquarters.com/how...nelpatch.shtml

The GCC compiler, the GNU Make, and the KBuild:

GNU GCC: http://gcc.gnu.org/
GNU Make: http://www.gnu.org/software/make/
Make made easy -- eng.hawaii: http://www.eng.hawaii.edu/Tutor/Make/
Makefile Howto -- wlug: http://www.wlug.org.nz/MakefileHowto
KBuild -- kernel-labs: http://www.kernel-labs.org/?q=autotools
KBuild -- Trac: http://svn.netlabs.org/kbuild/wiki/kBuild

The Kernel Debugger:

KDB -- IBM http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/li...brary/l-kdbug/
KDB -- kernel: http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/jwessel/kdb/

Last but not the least:
The Linux Kernel Mailing list FAQ: http://mirror.averse.net/pub/linux/docs/lkml/

accessory2008 · 04-08-2011, 11:55 AM

Great list.

Another good book for relatively new kernel is : Professional Linux Kernel Architecture.

ULK3 is good for kernel 2.6.11 (or 13?), but many things changed in the new kernels.

Also, I think for every kernel hacker, he needs some knowledge of the Operating Systems. One such book is this: Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles (6th edition).

Mara · 04-10-2011, 02:39 PM

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