Linux Kernel Development

[brliv]

On Sun, 2012-09-09 at 14:46 +0530, Kaushal Shriyan wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Alexandru Juncu <alex.juncu at rosedu.org> wrote:
> > On 9 September 2012 06:15, Kaushal Shriyan <kaushalshriyan at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I am interested to contribute to linux kernel development process. I
> >> have been working on Linux for the last ten years and have been a
> >> great fan of Linux OS since beginning. Any good references to start
> >> learning C and understand the linux kernel source code.
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> Kaushal
> >
> > Hello!
> >
> > You could start by looking through the site of this community [0].
> > They have some pointers.
> >
> > You should take a look at this video [1] first. It's a brief intro on
> > how the Linux Kernel community works.
> >
> > But first, you should be familiar with C programming (it's good if you
> > did some system programming in C). If you have the basic C experience
> > and if you want to go onto kernel programming (not that hard) you
> > should try reading some books (I would recommend these [2] [3]).
> >
> > After that, use the source! And if you get stuck, ask around (here,
> > for example).
> >
> > Good luck and happy hacking!
> >
> > [0] http://kernelnewbies.org/KernelHacking
> > [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLBrBBImJt4
> > [2] http://www.amazon.com/Linux-Kernel-Development-3rd-Edition/dp/0672329468
> > [3] http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Linux-Kernel-Third-Edition/dp/0596005652/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_z
> >
> > --
> > Alexandru Juncu
> >
> > ROSEdu
> > http://rosedu.org
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am totally new to C Programming Language. How do i start learning C
> and which books or tutorials i need to refer.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Kaushal
> 
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Hi,

first of all you need to become an expert C developer, read some books
on OS theory, and then start experimenting with the linux kernel code.

BR,
brliv