from where to start..

[SaNtosh kuLkarni]

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 4:21 PM, Javier Martinez Canillas <
martinez.javier at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 4:52 AM, SaNtosh kuLkarni
> <santosh.yesoptus at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Sukrit,
> >
> > Ya kernel development..kernel space is fun...but since kernel has loads
> of
> > subsystems...you must be or will be later interested in certain
> > subsytems,,,but you ought to understand the basic working and operations
> > carried by a kernel and sorting of programming and structures
> required...i
> > would suggest Kernel Development by Rober Love
> >
> >
> http://blog.rlove.org/2010/07/linux-kernel-development-third-edition.html
> >
> >  as he doesnt dig deep into core kernel development instead focuses on
> stuff
> > such as Process mgnt , synchronization ,VFS...etc etc...in a rather
> simple
> > easy to understand manner...but if you are interested or rather want to
> get
> > into specific subsystems like Networking ...network stack,...etc you can
> > always start off with network internals...but my suggestion is Robert
> Love
> > and start of writing few LKMs....tats my opinion....
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 6:58 AM, Jeff Haran <jharan at bytemobile.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> From: kernelnewbies-bounces at kernelnewbies.org
> >> [mailto:kernelnewbies-bounces at kernelnewbies.org] On Behalf Of Sukrit
> Sangwan
> >> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 4:19 PM
> >> To: Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org
> >> Subject: from where to start..
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I want to become a kernel developer. I have never done anything related
> to
> >> kernel uptil now. I am unable to figure out how to start off. Please
> help me
> >> doing my first exercise on kernel development.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Sukrit Sangwan
> >>
>
> Hi Sukrit,
>
> People ask me this a lot so I wrote a post in blog about it, you can
> read it here:
>
>
> http://martinezjavier.blogspot.com/2011/10/what-is-best-way-to-learn-linux-kernel.html
>
> Also I used to maintain a repo with the Linux Device Drivers 3 book
> examples:
>
>
> But I haven't committed anything for over a year because I'm too busy
> to do it. So cloning that tree, forward porting those virtual drivers
> and send me the patches would be a good way to learn and also great
> for the newbies community.
>
> Even you can fork that tree and try to maintain yourself :)
>
> Good luck
> Javier
>

Hi Javier,

Thats a really nice blog you have mate.....and examples and ideas you have
posted is really good...even thou our opinions are similar the android
porting that you have mentioned is a really good way,

-- 
*  \m / Cheers \m/
Santosh Kulkarni*
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