Hello everybody, I need your help.
I am a linux newbee and I know a little bit about system prigramming in linux.
I want to start off with kernal programming and kernal development.
Please could you suggest me the best and popular easy to understand kernal programming books?

Thanks...

First thing it is kernel
Second What do you know at all about programming?
Third: Download the linux kernel and take a look
Fourth: The Linux Kernel modul programming guide

@looop I don't understand. I am trying to start it but i don't know where to start from. I know C and C++ and system calls under unix. Also a bit of shell scripting. I want to start with kernal development and writing modules for device drivers. And i want to get started. What version of linux kernal source would be the best to learn?. Thanks

@looop Oh yes.!! Damn its Kernel. I get it.

Have you tried searching google there a a lot of site which helps you start, like: http://www.learninglinuxkernel.com/

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other than what loop suggested you can look at these books too
http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Kernel-D...9647709&sr=8-1
http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/

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May I know WHY do you want to start with "kernel programming/development"?

Is it just because you are finding it cool or you want to get some task accomplished
which the current kernel doesn't support?

Your answer may help others to help you.

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@Anisha Kaul
I've been working on shell scripting and system programming in linux for quite sometime. I am studying computer science engineering and Kernel programming is not one of my subjects. I read about kernel programming and found it interesting and i can accomplish tasks only after i learn it. I just want to get started. Thanks for your time.

I want to start from scratch. I am very very new to linux. Easy to read pdfs including all the pre-requisites i need to know to start with it would really be helpful.
Thank you

It is nice to know that you want to learn Kernel programming because you
find it "interesting".

Just one warning I'd like to give you (no offense intended) - It is not
easy to learn something "properly" unless and until you have a task to
accomplish (through it), i.e when you have a task it means you have a
problem for which you intend to search solutions.

In your case, you will be searching solutions for the problems which don't
exist!

I think before reading, writing, or even thinking about "coding", you
should figure out what the heck is kernel programming all about.

Before you think about writing a kernel from scratch, I suggest that you
read the meaning and the need of the types of device drivers (do you need your
own customized device driver?), system calls (do you need your own customized
system call?).

Check this out: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...-books-873556/

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@Anisha Kaul.
Well certainly. :-). I have indeed come across the things a master in kernel programming can accomplish, I found all those things(flexibility, modifications etc) fascinating and i hope i ll be able to write patches, device drivers and solve my problems only after i learn it. I am following your steps. Greatly helping me, also motivating. Thanks a ton!! :-)

Thanks everybody. Your assistance are appreciated.

Hello everyone,
I am trying to learn kernel programming. Which is the best kernel version to experiment on? Kindly post the command lines to download it. Thanks


Regards...

I suggest trying the latest stable kernel (3.2.9 at the moment), available from http://www.kernel.org/

Download the archive (Full Source) and unpack it:

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@ricstirato Thanks. It worked. I downloaded 2.6.17 instead because i found an ebook which had the tutorial based on it. I am trying to configure it by the following command.
And i am getting this
Kindly guide. Thanks for your time