<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-09-20 14:59 GMT-05:00 Gustavo Silva <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:silvagustavosilva@gmail.com" target="_blank">silvagustavosilva@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">2014-09-20 8:24 GMT-05:00 Robert P. J. Day <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rpjday@crashcourse.ca" target="_blank">rpjday@crashcourse.ca</a>></span>:<br><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
In the spirit of the Eudyptula Challenge, we here at the Crash<br>
Course Linux Training Centre and Craft Gin Appreciation Institute<br>
introduce the LKD4 Challenge. Everyone can play ... fun for the whole<br>
family, ages 6 and up.<br>
<br>
Seriously, though, if you're looking for something to put your Linux<br>
kernel understanding to work with a challenge you probably can't get<br>
kicked out of, here's a suggestion.<br>
<br>
It's sort of explained here:<br>
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<a href="http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Updates_to_LKD3" target="_blank">http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Updates_to_LKD3</a><br>
<br>
although it's been a while since I've added anything to that page so I<br>
probably need to do a bit of updating and restructuring, but here's<br>
the short version.<br>
<br>
There are frequent references on this list to the standard books<br>
that any kernel newbie should have (along with their common acronyms<br>
for brevity):<br>
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* LKD3: Linux Kernel Development (3rd ed), by Robert Love<br>
* LDD3: Linux Device Drivers (3rd ed), by Corbet et al<br>
* ELDD: Essential Linux Device Drivers, by Venkateswaran<br>
<br>
Sad part is that at least the first two of those books are starting to<br>
show their age -- I should know about LKD3, I was the technical<br>
editor. Yes, you can look inside at the masthead and that's me.<br>
<br>
Now, there is absolutely *no* schedule for an LKD4 (yet), but it<br>
doesn't hurt to look ahead and prepare for it if it happens. It's<br>
possible I might tech edit that next edition but, even if not, it<br>
doesen't hurt to prepare for it, which is why I started that wiki<br>
page; to start keeping track of everything that would need to be<br>
updated.<br>
<br>
If you want to play along, the rules are pretty simple (actually,<br>
the rules are non-existent, you just have to want to participate).<br>
First, you need a copy of LKD3. And, second, you just need to figure<br>
out what needs updating. That's about it.<br>
<br>
This doesn't require a massive investment of time -- you don't need<br>
to tackle entire sections or chapters at once. An update could<br>
represent something as simple as a change to a single line or single<br>
paragraph, an update to a filename, a revision to a listed snippet of<br>
code or what have you.<br>
<br>
You also don't need to try to deal with the whole book -- just pick<br>
the part of the Linux kernel that most interests you and work on that.<br>
As for what constitutes reporting an "update", it's pretty flexible<br>
but it's always best if you try to be complete and provide as much<br>
context as possible.<br>
<br>
As a hypothetical example, say a listed structure in LKD3 has<br>
changed since publication -- then that's something that should be<br>
reported as an update. But don't stop there. Figure out *why* it<br>
changed, perhaps identify the Git commit where it happened,<br>
investigate what else might have been affected by the same commit, and<br>
so on.<br>
<br>
Other things to be reported would naturally include:<br>
<br>
* new features added since publication<br>
* entire subsystems deleted since publication<br>
* suggestions for topics that should be covered in more detail<br>
<br>
It's all very open-ended -- just a totally *unofficial* project to<br>
update LKD3.<br>
<br>
Finally, while that's a wiki page, I'm reluctant to make it<br>
world-writable given the immediate infestation of spammers, so people<br>
are free to just email me, and I can add their stuff and give them<br>
credit if they want. It's all in good fun and, in the end, the goal is<br>
to improve the content.<br>
<br>
Questions?<br>
<br>
rday<br>
<br>
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</blockquote></div><br></div></div><div><div>Hi Robert,<br><br></div>So at this moment the idea is just update the topics as they are currently covered in LDD3 without going any further?<br>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?<br><br></div>Best regards<span class=""><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Gustavo Silva<br>Embedded Software Engineer<br><a href="mailto:silvagusta@users.sourceforge.net" target="_blank">silvagustavo@users.sourceforge.net</a></font></span></div></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br><div>Sorry, typo correction: LKD3<br><br></div>Best regards<br>-- <br>Gustavo Silva<br>
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