The Kernel Newbies Crash Course LKD4 Challenge! Play along at home!

[Gustavo Silva]

2014-09-20 14:59 GMT-05:00 Gustavo Silva <silvagustavosilva at gmail.com>:

> 2014-09-20 8:24 GMT-05:00 Robert P. J. Day <rpjday at crashcourse.ca>:
>
>>
>>   In the spirit of the Eudyptula Challenge, we here at the Crash
>> Course Linux Training Centre and Craft Gin Appreciation Institute
>> introduce the LKD4 Challenge. Everyone can play ... fun for the whole
>> family, ages 6 and up.
>>
>>   Seriously, though, if you're looking for something to put your Linux
>> kernel understanding to work with a challenge you probably can't get
>> kicked out of, here's a suggestion.
>>
>>   It's sort of explained here:
>>
>> http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Updates_to_LKD3
>>
>> although it's been a while since I've added anything to that page so I
>> probably need to do a bit of updating and restructuring, but here's
>> the short version.
>>
>>   There are frequent references on this list to the standard books
>> that any kernel newbie should have (along with their common acronyms
>> for brevity):
>>
>>  * LKD3: Linux Kernel Development (3rd ed), by Robert Love
>>  * LDD3: Linux Device Drivers (3rd ed), by Corbet et al
>>  * ELDD: Essential Linux Device Drivers, by Venkateswaran
>>
>> Sad part is that at least the first two of those books are starting to
>> show their age -- I should know about LKD3, I was the technical
>> editor. Yes, you can look inside at the masthead and that's me.
>>
>>   Now, there is absolutely *no* schedule for an LKD4 (yet), but it
>> doesn't hurt to look ahead and prepare for it if it happens. It's
>> possible I might tech edit that next edition but, even if not, it
>> doesen't hurt to prepare for it, which is why I started that wiki
>> page; to start keeping track of everything that would need to be
>> updated.
>>
>>   If you want to play along, the rules are pretty simple (actually,
>> the rules are non-existent, you just have to want to participate).
>> First, you need a copy of LKD3. And, second, you just need to figure
>> out what needs updating. That's about it.
>>
>>   This doesn't require a massive investment of time -- you don't need
>> to tackle entire sections or chapters at once. An update could
>> represent something as simple as a change to a single line or single
>> paragraph, an update to a filename, a revision to a listed snippet of
>> code or what have you.
>>
>>   You also don't need to try to deal with the whole book -- just pick
>> the part of the Linux kernel that most interests you and work on that.
>> As for what constitutes reporting an "update", it's pretty flexible
>> but it's always best if you try to be complete and provide as much
>> context as possible.
>>
>>   As a hypothetical example, say a listed structure in LKD3 has
>> changed since publication -- then that's something that should be
>> reported as an update. But don't stop there. Figure out *why* it
>> changed, perhaps identify the Git commit where it happened,
>> investigate what else might have been affected by the same commit, and
>> so on.
>>
>>   Other things to be reported would naturally include:
>>
>>   * new features added since publication
>>   * entire subsystems deleted since publication
>>   * suggestions for topics that should be covered in more detail
>>
>> It's all very open-ended -- just a totally *unofficial* project to
>> update LKD3.
>>
>>   Finally, while that's a wiki page, I'm reluctant to make it
>> world-writable given the immediate infestation of spammers, so people
>> are free to just email me, and I can add their stuff and give them
>> credit if they want. It's all in good fun and, in the end, the goal is
>> to improve the content.
>>
>>   Questions?
>>
>> rday
>>
>> --
>>
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>> Robert P. J. Day                                 Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
>>                         http://crashcourse.ca
>>
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>
> Hi Robert,
>
> So at this moment the idea is just update the topics as they are currently
> covered in LDD3 without going any further?
> I mean, the suggestions for topics to be covered in more detail will be
> considered by you as a "wish list" or can we also try to start writing down
> those details?
>
> Best regards
>
> --
> Gustavo Silva
> Embedded Software Engineer
> silvagustavo at users.sourceforge.net <silvagusta at users.sourceforge.net>
>


Sorry, typo correction: LKD3

Best regards
-- 
Gustavo Silva
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