Regarding Linux kernel vs Android

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 10:15:39PM +0530, inventsekar wrote:
> Hi...
> 
> I tried searching but no luck.
> Can you please suggest how Linux kernel was modified and became Android?!

It did not.

Android devices use the Linux kernel, with only a very tiny set of
patches on top of it, just like any other embedded Linux device.  You
can see the latest Android kernel trees on the Android Open Source
project site, just search for them.

hope this helps,

greg k-h