From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932324AbXBNOgL (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:36:11 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932323AbXBNOgL (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:36:11 -0500 Received: from qb-out-0506.google.com ([72.14.204.230]:7972 "EHLO qb-out-0506.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932324AbXBNOgJ (ORCPT ); Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:36:09 -0500 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=Qnvg0L+HGrDIiSlRdsbkztwup6qMydFott4Lr4D3bVmOm6ZLXZLHfF185GmYjVaTor6QCK5a7B3qp7P+ark8RAmSYvjmJNH5ev4k0HVtImkF9XYsJiwgNxi5FlJyML8bKcgJlD6QUCmkSIGn/+TuLzZpH1k1Q93si7hZUKGanxg= Message-ID: <9a8748490702140636w4ed2edb9md3cb9013823ba625@mail.gmail.com> Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:36:07 +0100 From: "Jesper Juhl" To: "RIz Khan" Subject: Re: [KJ] Basics of linux kernel development. Cc: kernel-janitors@lists.osdl.org, greg@kroah.com, kpm@linux-foundation.org, gregkh@suse.de, mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20070214141020.81403.qmail@web28102.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <20070214141020.81403.qmail@web28102.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 14/02/07, RIz Khan wrote: > > Dear Sir/Madam, > I have an interview at symantec and i need to knw about Linux kernel > development using C. I have done prgramming in C++ but in windows enviorment > but i dont kknw nothing about linux and especially about kernel development. > I would be greatfull if u can tell me something about it and recomend me a > vry vry basic book. So you want to learn a new programming language (C), a new operating system (Linux) and dive into kernel development as well, all at the same time - that's no small task :) As for the C language bit, starting with K&R's "The C programming language, second edition" is not a bad place to start. http://www.amazon.co.uk/C-Programming-Language-2nd/dp/0131103628/sr=8-1/qid=1171463251/ref=pd_ka_1/203-7856448-7676754?ie=UTF8&s=books As for the linux kernel, "Linux Kernel Development, second edition"by Robert Love is a good introduction that gives a good overview of most aspects of the kernel. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linux-Kernel-Development-Novell-Press/dp/0672327201/sr=1-1/qid=1171463315/ref=sr_1_1/203-7856448-7676754?ie=UTF8&s=books You probably also want to read the file Documentation/HOWTO in the Linux kernel source dir (as well as all the files it refers you to - an online copy can be read here: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=Documentation/HOWTO And probably also won't hurt you to read "Linux in a Nutshell" by Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber & Stephen Figgins if you want a good general Linux reference. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linux-Nutshell-OReilly-Ellen-Siever/dp/0596009305/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b/203-7856448-7676754 -- Jesper Juhl Don't top-post http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/html/T/top-post.html Plain text mails only, please http://www.expita.com/nomime.html