linux-kernel-awesome

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• Learning linux kernel sometimes feel like being in the dark.
• It will be awesome if you contrbute this document!

Generic Operating System Stuff

• Unix V6 Commentary
  • https://cs3210.cc.gatech.edu/r/unix6.pdf
  • As its name indicates, it explains Unix V6's source code.
  • It's called "Lions Book"
• XV6
  • xv6 x86 version (no longer maintained)
  • xv6 RISC-V version
  • xv6 Book
  • Inspired by Lions Book, developed in MIT PDOS lab.

The Linux Kernel Documentation

• https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
• There are some documents here, but especially
• documentation on development process will be helpful
• https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/

Newbie Stuff

books

• Linux Kernel in a Nutshell

  • explains how to configuring, building, installing, and customizing linux kernel
  • this book is freely available at
    • https://bootlin.com/community/kernel/lkn/
    • http://www.kroah.com/lkn/

• Linux Kernel Development

  • an overview of each subsystem
  • based on 2.6 kernel
  • https://www.amazon.com/Linux-Kernel-Development-Robert-Love/dp/0672329468

• Linux Device Drivers, Third Edition

  • explains how to write Device Drivers in Linux Kernel
  • based on 2.6 kernel
  • It's quite dated, author has deep understanding of linux kernel so helpful for newbies
  • this book is freely available at
    • https://bootlin.com/community/kernel/ldd3/
    • https://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/

• Understanding the Linux Virtual Memory Manager

  • Written by Mel Gorman, 2004.
  • It's old (covers 2.4 and early version of 2.6 kernels) but nice introduction to virtual memory
  • Available at
    • https://pdos.csail.mit.edu/~sbw/links/gorman_book.pdf

sites

• Linux Kernel Labs
  • lectures and labs for Linux Kernel
  • https://linux-kernel-labs.github.io/refs/heads/master/
• Linux Insides
  • https://0xax.gitbooks.io/linux-insides/content/
• Linux Weekly News
  • quality news and informations about newly changed feature
  • https://lwn.net/
• The Eudyptula Challenge
  • http://eudyptula-challenge.org/
  • a series of programming exercises for the Linux kernel
  • this challenge is closed after since 2017 (T.T)
  • but you can find 20 challenges link below
  • https://github.com/agelastic/eudyptula
• Linux Kernel Workbook
  • https://lkw.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
• EmbeTronicX
  • AWESOME resources for
    • Device Drivers
    • RTOS
    • Microcontrollers
  • https://embetronicx.com/