Getting started with kernel sources [Was: No subject]

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Venkateswarlu P <p.venkatesh551@gmail.com> wrote:

how to understand the kernerl source  files in a simple way

what header  files i have to understand first

for example  to understand      do_fork()     function  for process creation  which is defined in  kernel/fork.c

There's no shortcuts. :) Use dump_stack() in various places and check what functions are called. Also use lxr ([1]) for code browsing. Please add a relevant Subject description to your emails. thanks, Daniel. [1] http://lxr.linux.no/