university of utah new student trying to start kernel development

wheel2068 · 02-25-2015, 02:50 PM

Hi, i am a new student at university of utah and i have an intrest in kernel development, but i need help as to where to begin. I am new to programming but i do know some java. I have heard i need to learn C programming and i have an account on lynda.com and i am going to be getting an account on pluralsight.com as well. any help i can get to set me on the right path would be very much appreciated

dugan · 02-25-2015, 03:08 PM

I have zero experience with kernel development myself, but these resources are commonly recommended:

http://kernelnewbies.org/
http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/

There's also a book called "Understanding the Linux Kernel", which is not free (but almost certainly useful).

TB0ne · 02-25-2015, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by wheel2068

Hi, i am a new student at university of utah and i have an intrest in kernel development, but i need help as to where to begin. I am new to programming but i do know some java. I have heard i need to learn C programming and i have an account on lynda.com and i am going to be getting an account on pluralsight.com as well. any help i can get to set me on the right path would be very much appreciated

Yes, you do need to know C programming. Google has over 1.7 million hits for "linux kernel programming"; among them, many tutorials with examples:
http://www.crashcourse.ca/introducti...w-linux-kernel
http://kernelnewbies.org/
http://linux.die.net/lkmpg/x121.html
http://kernelx.weebly.com/linux-kern...ng--part1.html

If you don't know how to program now....learn to do that FIRST. Kernel programming is complex, and if you don't have any programming experience now, you will be VERY lost and VERY frustrated quickly.

suicidaleggroll · 02-25-2015, 03:33 PM

kernel development is about the last place you want to jump into if you are relatively new at programming or C. Seriously, start with anything else first.

wheel2068 · 02-25-2015, 03:52 PM

I am not planning on starting out with kernel development, i kinda have an idea how complex it is. But i wanted to direct my efforts in that general direction. One of my end goals is to kernel programming. thank you everyone who replied.

RobInRockCity · 02-26-2015, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by wheel2068

Hi, i am a new student at university of utah and i have an intrest in kernel development, but i need help as to where to begin. I am new to programming but i do know some java. I have heard i need to learn C programming and i have an account on lynda.com and i am going to be getting an account on pluralsight.com as well. any help i can get to set me on the right path would be very much appreciated

Ambitious goal, but you are getting ahead of yourself.

First I would say that you need solid programming skills in a language like C. (You should research and figure out what are the most common languages that Operating Systems and Kernels are written in. My guess is C would be the #1 hit.)

After you get that down, then you can look more into kernel development.

How can you build a 20-bedroom mansion when you've never used a hammer or hand-saw?

Good luck!