From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: cartercheng@gmail.com (Carter Cheng) Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 21:46:10 +0800 Subject: Learning Linux Kernel Development In-Reply-To: <1255301539254576@iva8-6be7d23653d9.qloud-c.yandex.net> References: <1255301539254576@iva8-6be7d23653d9.qloud-c.yandex.net> Message-ID: To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org List-Id: kernelnewbies.lists.kernelnewbies.org Thanks a lot. On Thu, Oct 11, 2018 at 6:42 PM wrote: > > > 10.10.2018, 19:36, "Carter Cheng" : > > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: *Carter Cheng* > Date: Wed, Oct 10, 2018 at 10:52 PM > Subject: Learning Linux Kernel Development > To: > > Hello, > > > > Hello, > > > > I am actually kind of interested in learning linux kernel development and > have been over the last few weeks going through Love's Linux Kernel > Development book which details the situation in the kernel around linux > 2.6. Obviously for a book of such limited length he can probably only go > into some of the details and give a taste of what is actually is going on. > I have a couple questions however and I was wondering if this was the > correct place to ask- > > > > > > The way to go deeper is to understand the operating system basis and this > requires good knowledge of C and hardware and kernel experience. > > > 1. After finishing the book and perhaps Understanding the Linux Kernel and > Linux Device Drivers. What is the best way to dig deeper. > > > This driver is just one of the things that Linux developers work. > > > 2. Is there some good way to figure out how to update knowledge gained > from this book to what is in the 4.x series of kernels? > > > > I think all C code-based drivers will work on all Linux versions after > downloading kernel please checkout the staging/ folder. > > > Thanks, > > > > Regards > > > Carter > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: