Hello form a new Kernel contributor
Hi everyone, My name is Pavan Kumar Yalagada. I am starting to learn Linux Kernel development and plan to submit my first small patch soon. Currently, I am reading "Linux Kernel Development" by Robert Love to better understand kernel internals. I would appreciate any guidance or advice for a beginner like me. Thanks, Pavan
On Thu, 20 Nov 2025, Pavan Kumar Yalagada wrote:
Hi everyone,
My name is Pavan Kumar Yalagada. I am starting to learn Linux Kernel development and plan to submit my first small patch soon.
Currently, I am reading "Linux Kernel Development" by Robert Love to better understand kernel internals. I would appreciate any guidance or advice for a beginner like me.
As the Technical Editor of the 3rd edition of that book, I can assure you that it is now significantly out of date. Your best source for kernel documentation is the in-kernel Documentation/ directory. rday
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