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Index of Documentation for People Interested in Writing and/or Understanding the Linux Kernel
Index of Documentation for People Interested in Writing and/or =============================================================================================
Understanding the Linux Kernel.
Juan-Mariano de Goyeneche <jmseyas@dit.upm.es> Juan-Mariano de Goyeneche <jmseyas@dit.upm.es>
/* .. note::
* The latest version of this document may be found at: The latest version of this document may be found at:
* http://www.dit.upm.es/~jmseyas/linux/kernel/hackers-docs.html :http://www.dit.upm.es/~jmseyas/linux/kernel/hackers-docs.html
*/
The need for a document like this one became apparent in the
linux-kernel mailing list as the same questions, asking for pointers
to information, appeared again and again.
The need for a document like this one became apparent in the Fortunately, as more and more people get to GNU/Linux, more and more
linux-kernel mailing list as the same questions, asking for pointers get interested in the Kernel. But reading the sources is not always
to information, appeared again and again. enough. It is easy to understand the code, but miss the concepts, the
philosophy and design decisions behind this code.
Fortunately, as more and more people get to GNU/Linux, more and more Unfortunately, not many documents are available for beginners to
get interested in the Kernel. But reading the sources is not always start. And, even if they exist, there was no "well-known" place which
enough. It is easy to understand the code, but miss the concepts, the kept track of them. These lines try to cover this lack. All documents
philosophy and design decisions behind this code. available on line known by the author are listed, while some reference
books are also mentioned.
Unfortunately, not many documents are available for beginners to PLEASE, if you know any paper not listed here or write a new document,
start. And, even if they exist, there was no "well-known" place which send me an e-mail, and I'll include a reference to it here. Any
kept track of them. These lines try to cover this lack. All documents corrections, ideas or comments are also welcomed.
available on line known by the author are listed, while some reference
books are also mentioned.
PLEASE, if you know any paper not listed here or write a new document, The papers that follow are listed in no particular order. All are
send me an e-mail, and I'll include a reference to it here. Any cataloged with the following fields: the document's "Title", the
corrections, ideas or comments are also welcomed. "Author"/s, the "URL" where they can be found, some "Keywords" helpful
when searching for specific topics, and a brief "Description" of the
Document.
The papers that follow are listed in no particular order. All are Enjoy!
cataloged with the following fields: the document's "Title", the
"Author"/s, the "URL" where they can be found, some "Keywords" helpful
when searching for specific topics, and a brief "Description" of the
Document.
Enjoy! ON-LINE DOCS
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ON-LINE DOCS: * Title: **Linux Device Drivers, Third Edition**
* Title: "Linux Device Drivers, Third Edition" :Author: Jonathan Corbet, Alessandro Rubini, Greg Kroah-Hartman
Author: Jonathan Corbet, Alessandro Rubini, Greg Kroah-Hartman :URL: http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/
URL: http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/ :Description: A 600-page book covering the (2.6.10) driver
Description: A 600-page book covering the (2.6.10) driver
programming API and kernel hacking in general. Available under the programming API and kernel hacking in general. Available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
* Title: "The Linux Kernel" * Title: **The Linux Kernel**
Author: David A. Rusling.
URL: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/tlk/tlk.html :Author: David A. Rusling.
Keywords: everything!, book. :URL: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/tlk/tlk.html
Description: On line, 200 pages book describing most aspects of :Keywords: everything!, book.
:Description: On line, 200 pages book describing most aspects of
the Linux Kernel. Probably, the first reference for beginners. the Linux Kernel. Probably, the first reference for beginners.
Lots of illustrations explaining data structures use and Lots of illustrations explaining data structures use and
relationships in the purest Richard W. Stevens' style. Contents: relationships in the purest Richard W. Stevens' style. Contents:
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Alpha AXP Processor, C.-Useful Web and FTP Sites, D.-The GNU Alpha AXP Processor, C.-Useful Web and FTP Sites, D.-The GNU
General Public License, Glossary". In short: a must have. General Public License, Glossary". In short: a must have.
* Title: "Linux Device Drivers, 2nd Edition" * Title: **Linux Device Drivers, 2nd Edition**
Author: Alessandro Rubini and Jonathan Corbet.
URL: http://www.xml.com/ldd/chapter/book/index.html :Author: Alessandro Rubini and Jonathan Corbet.
Keywords: device drivers, modules, debugging, memory, hardware, :URL: http://www.xml.com/ldd/chapter/book/index.html
:Keywords: device drivers, modules, debugging, memory, hardware,
interrupt handling, char drivers, block drivers, kmod, mmap, DMA, interrupt handling, char drivers, block drivers, kmod, mmap, DMA,
buses. buses.
Description: O'Reilly's popular book, now also on-line under the :Description: O'Reilly's popular book, now also on-line under the
GNU Free Documentation License. GNU Free Documentation License.
Notes: You can also buy it in paper-form from O'Reilly. See below :Notes: You can also buy it in paper-form from O'Reilly. See below
under BOOKS (Not on-line). under BOOKS (Not on-line).
* Title: "Conceptual Architecture of the Linux Kernel" * Title: **Conceptual Architecture of the Linux Kernel**
Author: Ivan T. Bowman.
URL: http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/ :Author: Ivan T. Bowman.
Keywords: conceptual software architecture, extracted design, :URL: http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/
:Keywords: conceptual software architecture, extracted design,
reverse engineering, system structure. reverse engineering, system structure.
Description: Conceptual software architecture of the Linux kernel, :Description: Conceptual software architecture of the Linux kernel,
automatically extracted from the source code. Very detailed. Good automatically extracted from the source code. Very detailed. Good
figures. Gives good overall kernel understanding. figures. Gives good overall kernel understanding.
* Title: "Concrete Architecture of the Linux Kernel" * Title: **Concrete Architecture of the Linux Kernel**
Author: Ivan T. Bowman, Saheem Siddiqi, and Meyer C. Tanuan.
URL: http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/ :Author: Ivan T. Bowman, Saheem Siddiqi, and Meyer C. Tanuan.
Keywords: concrete architecture, extracted design, reverse :URL: http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/
:Keywords: concrete architecture, extracted design, reverse
engineering, system structure, dependencies. engineering, system structure, dependencies.
Description: Concrete architecture of the Linux kernel, :Description: Concrete architecture of the Linux kernel,
automatically extracted from the source code. Very detailed. Good automatically extracted from the source code. Very detailed. Good
figures. Gives good overall kernel understanding. This papers figures. Gives good overall kernel understanding. This papers
focus on lower details than its predecessor (files, variables...). focus on lower details than its predecessor (files, variables...).
* Title: "Linux as a Case Study: Its Extracted Software * Title: **Linux as a Case Study: Its Extracted Software Architecture**
Architecture"
Author: Ivan T. Bowman, Richard C. Holt and Neil V. Brewster. :Author: Ivan T. Bowman, Richard C. Holt and Neil V. Brewster.
URL: http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/ :URL: http://plg.uwaterloo.ca/
Keywords: software architecture, architecture recovery, :Keywords: software architecture, architecture recovery,
redocumentation. redocumentation.
Description: Paper appeared at ICSE'99, Los Angeles, May 16-22, :Description: Paper appeared at ICSE'99, Los Angeles, May 16-22,
1999. A mixture of the previous two documents from the same 1999. A mixture of the previous two documents from the same
author. author.
* Title: "Overview of the Virtual File System" * Title: **Overview of the Virtual File System**
Author: Richard Gooch.
URL: http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt :Author: Richard Gooch.
Keywords: VFS, File System, mounting filesystems, opening files, :URL: http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
:Keywords: VFS, File System, mounting filesystems, opening files,
dentries, dcache. dentries, dcache.
Description: Brief introduction to the Linux Virtual File System. :Description: Brief introduction to the Linux Virtual File System.
What is it, how it works, operations taken when opening a file or What is it, how it works, operations taken when opening a file or
mounting a file system and description of important data mounting a file system and description of important data
structures explaining the purpose of each of their entries. structures explaining the purpose of each of their entries.
* Title: "The Linux RAID-1, 4, 5 Code" * Title: **The Linux RAID-1, 4, 5 Code**
Author: Ingo Molnar, Gadi Oxman and Miguel de Icaza.
URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=2391 :Author: Ingo Molnar, Gadi Oxman and Miguel de Icaza.
Keywords: RAID, MD driver. :URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=2391
Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is its :Keywords: RAID, MD driver.
abstract: "A description of the implementation of the RAID-1, :Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is its
:Abstract: *A description of the implementation of the RAID-1,
RAID-4 and RAID-5 personalities of the MD device driver in the RAID-4 and RAID-5 personalities of the MD device driver in the
Linux kernel, providing users with high performance and reliable, Linux kernel, providing users with high performance and reliable,
secondary-storage capability using software". secondary-storage capability using software*.
* Title: **Dynamic Kernels: Modularized Device Drivers**
* Title: "Dynamic Kernels: Modularized Device Drivers" :Author: Alessandro Rubini.
Author: Alessandro Rubini. :URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1219
URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1219 :Keywords: device driver, module, loading/unloading modules,
Keywords: device driver, module, loading/unloading modules,
allocating resources. allocating resources.
Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is its :Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is its
abstract: "This is the first of a series of four articles :Abstract: *This is the first of a series of four articles
co-authored by Alessandro Rubini and Georg Zezchwitz which present co-authored by Alessandro Rubini and Georg Zezchwitz which present
a practical approach to writing Linux device drivers as kernel a practical approach to writing Linux device drivers as kernel
loadable modules. This installment presents an introduction to the loadable modules. This installment presents an introduction to the
topic, preparing the reader to understand next month's topic, preparing the reader to understand next month's
installment". installment*.
* Title: **Dynamic Kernels: Discovery**
* Title: "Dynamic Kernels: Discovery" :Author: Alessandro Rubini.
Author: Alessandro Rubini. :URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1220
URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1220 :Keywords: character driver, init_module, clean_up module,
Keywords: character driver, init_module, clean_up module,
autodetection, mayor number, minor number, file operations, autodetection, mayor number, minor number, file operations,
open(), close(). open(), close().
Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is its :Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is its
abstract: "This article, the second of four, introduces part of :Abstract: *This article, the second of four, introduces part of
the actual code to create custom module implementing a character the actual code to create custom module implementing a character
device driver. It describes the code for module initialization and device driver. It describes the code for module initialization and
cleanup, as well as the open() and close() system calls". cleanup, as well as the open() and close() system calls*.
* Title: "The Devil's in the Details" * Title: **The Devil's in the Details**
Author: Georg v. Zezschwitz and Alessandro Rubini.
URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1221 :Author: Georg v. Zezschwitz and Alessandro Rubini.
Keywords: read(), write(), select(), ioctl(), blocking/non :URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1221
:Keywords: read(), write(), select(), ioctl(), blocking/non
blocking mode, interrupt handler. blocking mode, interrupt handler.
Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is its :Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is its
abstract: "This article, the third of four on writing character :Abstract: *This article, the third of four on writing character
device drivers, introduces concepts of reading, writing, and using device drivers, introduces concepts of reading, writing, and using
ioctl-calls". ioctl-calls*.
* Title: "Dissecting Interrupts and Browsing DMA" * Title: **Dissecting Interrupts and Browsing DMA**
Author: Alessandro Rubini and Georg v. Zezschwitz.
URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1222 :Author: Alessandro Rubini and Georg v. Zezschwitz.
Keywords: interrupts, irqs, DMA, bottom halves, task queues. :URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1222
Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is its :Keywords: interrupts, irqs, DMA, bottom halves, task queues.
abstract: "This is the fourth in a series of articles about :Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner article. Here is its
:Abstract: *This is the fourth in a series of articles about
writing character device drivers as loadable kernel modules. This writing character device drivers as loadable kernel modules. This
month, we further investigate the field of interrupt handling. month, we further investigate the field of interrupt handling.
Though it is conceptually simple, practical limitations and Though it is conceptually simple, practical limitations and
constraints make this an ``interesting'' part of device driver constraints make this an ''interesting'' part of device driver
writing, and several different facilities have been provided for writing, and several different facilities have been provided for
different situations. We also investigate the complex topic of different situations. We also investigate the complex topic of
DMA". DMA*.
* Title: "Device Drivers Concluded" * Title: **Device Drivers Concluded**
Author: Georg v. Zezschwitz.
URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1287 :Author: Georg v. Zezschwitz.
Keywords: address spaces, pages, pagination, page management, :URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1287
:Keywords: address spaces, pages, pagination, page management,
demand loading, swapping, memory protection, memory mapping, mmap, demand loading, swapping, memory protection, memory mapping, mmap,
virtual memory areas (VMAs), vremap, PCI. virtual memory areas (VMAs), vremap, PCI.
Description: Finally, the above turned out into a five articles :Description: Finally, the above turned out into a five articles
series. This latest one's introduction reads: "This is the last of series. This latest one's introduction reads: "This is the last of
five articles about character device drivers. In this final five articles about character device drivers. In this final
section, Georg deals with memory mapping devices, beginning with section, Georg deals with memory mapping devices, beginning with
an overall description of the Linux memory management concepts". an overall description of the Linux memory management concepts".
* Title: "Network Buffers And Memory Management" * Title: **Network Buffers And Memory Management**
Author: Alan Cox.
URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1312 :Author: Alan Cox.
Keywords: sk_buffs, network devices, protocol/link layer :URL: http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=1312
:Keywords: sk_buffs, network devices, protocol/link layer
variables, network devices flags, transmit, receive, variables, network devices flags, transmit, receive,
configuration, multicast. configuration, multicast.
Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner. Here is the abstract: :Description: Linux Journal Kernel Korner.
"Writing a network device driver for Linux is fundamentally :Abstract: *Writing a network device driver for Linux is fundamentally
simple---most of the complexity (other than talking to the simple---most of the complexity (other than talking to the
hardware) involves managing network packets in memory". hardware) involves managing network packets in memory*.
* Title: **Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide**
* Title: "Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide" :Author: Michael K. Johnson.
Author: Michael K. Johnson. :URL: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/khg/HyperNews/get/khg.html
URL: http://www.tldp.org/LDP/khg/HyperNews/get/khg.html :Keywords: device drivers, files, VFS, kernel interface, character vs
Keywords: device drivers, files, VFS, kernel interface, character vs
block devices, hardware interrupts, scsi, DMA, access to user memory, block devices, hardware interrupts, scsi, DMA, access to user memory,
memory allocation, timers. memory allocation, timers.
Description: A guide designed to help you get up to speed on the :Description: A guide designed to help you get up to speed on the
concepts that are not intuitevly obvious, and to document the internal concepts that are not intuitevly obvious, and to document the internal
structures of Linux. structures of Linux.
* Title: "The Venus kernel interface" * Title: **The Venus kernel interface**
Author: Peter J. Braam.
URL: :Author: Peter J. Braam.
http://www.coda.cs.cmu.edu/doc/html/kernel-venus-protocol.html :URL: http://www.coda.cs.cmu.edu/doc/html/kernel-venus-protocol.html
Keywords: coda, filesystem, venus, cache manager. :Keywords: coda, filesystem, venus, cache manager.
Description: "This document describes the communication between :Description: "This document describes the communication between
Venus and kernel level file system code needed for the operation Venus and kernel level file system code needed for the operation
of the Coda filesystem. This version document is meant to describe of the Coda filesystem. This version document is meant to describe
the current interface (version 1.0) as well as improvements we the current interface (version 1.0) as well as improvements we
envisage". envisage".
* Title: "Programming PCI-Devices under Linux" * Title: **Programming PCI-Devices under Linux**
Author: Claus Schroeter.
URL: :Author: Claus Schroeter.
ftp://ftp.llp.fu-berlin.de/pub/linux/LINUX-LAB/whitepapers/pcip.ps.gz :URL: ftp://ftp.llp.fu-berlin.de/pub/linux/LINUX-LAB/whitepapers/pcip.ps.gz
Keywords: PCI, device, busmastering. :Keywords: PCI, device, busmastering.
Description: 6 pages tutorial on PCI programming under Linux. :Description: 6 pages tutorial on PCI programming under Linux.
Gives the basic concepts on the architecture of the PCI subsystem, Gives the basic concepts on the architecture of the PCI subsystem,
as long as basic functions and macros to read/write the devices as long as basic functions and macros to read/write the devices
and perform busmastering. and perform busmastering.
* Title: "Writing Character Device Driver for Linux" * Title: **Writing Character Device Driver for Linux**
Author: R. Baruch and C. Schroeter.
URL: :Author: R. Baruch and C. Schroeter.
ftp://ftp.llp.fu-berlin.de/pub/linux/LINUX-LAB/whitepapers/drivers.ps.gz :URL: ftp://ftp.llp.fu-berlin.de/pub/linux/LINUX-LAB/whitepapers/drivers.ps.gz
Keywords: character device drivers, I/O, signals, DMA, accessing :Keywords: character device drivers, I/O, signals, DMA, accessing
ports in user space, kernel environment. ports in user space, kernel environment.
Description: 68 pages paper on writing character drivers. A little :Description: 68 pages paper on writing character drivers. A little
bit old (1.993, 1.994) although still useful. bit old (1.993, 1.994) although still useful.
* Title: "Design and Implementation of the Second Extended * Title: **Design and Implementation of the Second Extended Filesystem**
Filesystem"
Author: Rémy Card, Theodore Ts'o, Stephen Tweedie. :Author: Rémy Card, Theodore Ts'o, Stephen Tweedie.
URL: http://web.mit.edu/tytso/www/linux/ext2intro.html :URL: http://web.mit.edu/tytso/www/linux/ext2intro.html
Keywords: ext2, linux fs history, inode, directory, link, devices, :Keywords: ext2, linux fs history, inode, directory, link, devices,
VFS, physical structure, performance, benchmarks, ext2fs library, VFS, physical structure, performance, benchmarks, ext2fs library,
ext2fs tools, e2fsck. ext2fs tools, e2fsck.
Description: Paper written by three of the top ext2 hackers. :Description: Paper written by three of the top ext2 hackers.
Covers Linux filesystems history, ext2 motivation, ext2 features, Covers Linux filesystems history, ext2 motivation, ext2 features,
design, physical structure on disk, performance, benchmarks, design, physical structure on disk, performance, benchmarks,
e2fsck's passes description... A must read! e2fsck's passes description... A must read!
Notes: This paper was first published in the Proceedings of the :Notes: This paper was first published in the Proceedings of the
First Dutch International Symposium on Linux, ISBN 90-367-0385-9. First Dutch International Symposium on Linux, ISBN 90-367-0385-9.
* Title: "Analysis of the Ext2fs structure" * Title: **Analysis of the Ext2fs structure**
Author: Louis-Dominique Dubeau.
URL: http://teaching.csse.uwa.edu.au/units/CITS2002/fs-ext2/ :Author: Louis-Dominique Dubeau.
Keywords: ext2, filesystem, ext2fs. :URL: http://teaching.csse.uwa.edu.au/units/CITS2002/fs-ext2/
Description: Description of ext2's blocks, directories, inodes, :Keywords: ext2, filesystem, ext2fs.
:Description: Description of ext2's blocks, directories, inodes,
bitmaps, invariants... bitmaps, invariants...
* Title: "Journaling the Linux ext2fs Filesystem" * Title: **Journaling the Linux ext2fs Filesystem**
Author: Stephen C. Tweedie.
URL: :Author: Stephen C. Tweedie.
ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/sct/fs/jfs/journal-design.ps.gz :URL: ftp://ftp.uk.linux.org/pub/linux/sct/fs/jfs/journal-design.ps.gz
Keywords: ext3, journaling. :Keywords: ext3, journaling.
Description: Excellent 8-pages paper explaining the journaling :Description: Excellent 8-pages paper explaining the journaling
capabilities added to ext2 by the author, showing different capabilities added to ext2 by the author, showing different
problems faced and the alternatives chosen. problems faced and the alternatives chosen.
* Title: "Kernel API changes from 2.0 to 2.2" * Title: **Kernel API changes from 2.0 to 2.2**
Author: Richard Gooch.
URL: http://www.safe-mbox.com/~rgooch/linux/docs/porting-to-2.2.html :Author: Richard Gooch.
Keywords: 2.2, changes. :URL: http://www.safe-mbox.com/~rgooch/linux/docs/porting-to-2.2.html
Description: Kernel functions/structures/variables which changed :Keywords: 2.2, changes.
:Description: Kernel functions/structures/variables which changed
from 2.0.x to 2.2.x. from 2.0.x to 2.2.x.
* Title: "Kernel API changes from 2.2 to 2.4" * Title: **Kernel API changes from 2.2 to 2.4**
Author: Richard Gooch.
URL: http://www.safe-mbox.com/~rgooch/linux/docs/porting-to-2.4.html :Author: Richard Gooch.
Keywords: 2.4, changes. :URL: http://www.safe-mbox.com/~rgooch/linux/docs/porting-to-2.4.html
Description: Kernel functions/structures/variables which changed :Keywords: 2.4, changes.
:Description: Kernel functions/structures/variables which changed
from 2.2.x to 2.4.x. from 2.2.x to 2.4.x.
* Title: "Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide" * Title: **Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide**
Author: Ori Pomerantz.
URL: http://tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.6/html/index.html :Author: Ori Pomerantz.
Keywords: modules, GPL book, /proc, ioctls, system calls, :URL: http://tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.6/html/index.html
:Keywords: modules, GPL book, /proc, ioctls, system calls,
interrupt handlers . interrupt handlers .
Description: Very nice 92 pages GPL book on the topic of modules :Description: Very nice 92 pages GPL book on the topic of modules
programming. Lots of examples. programming. Lots of examples.
* Title: "I/O Event Handling Under Linux" * Title: **I/O Event Handling Under Linux**
Author: Richard Gooch.
Keywords: IO, I/O, select(2), poll(2), FDs, aio_read(2), readiness :Author: Richard Gooch.
:Keywords: IO, I/O, select(2), poll(2), FDs, aio_read(2), readiness
event queues. event queues.
Description: From the Introduction: "I/O Event handling is about :Description: From the Introduction: "I/O Event handling is about
how your Operating System allows you to manage a large number of how your Operating System allows you to manage a large number of
open files (file descriptors in UNIX/POSIX, or FDs) in your open files (file descriptors in UNIX/POSIX, or FDs) in your
application. You want the OS to notify you when FDs become active application. You want the OS to notify you when FDs become active
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want a mechanism that is scalable. This means a large number of want a mechanism that is scalable. This means a large number of
inactive FDs cost very little in memory and CPU time to manage". inactive FDs cost very little in memory and CPU time to manage".
* Title: "The Kernel Hacking HOWTO" * Title: **The Kernel Hacking HOWTO**
Author: Various Talented People, and Rusty.
Location: in kernel tree, Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmpl :Author: Various Talented People, and Rusty.
:Location: in kernel tree, Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmpl
(must be built as "make {htmldocs | psdocs | pdfdocs}) (must be built as "make {htmldocs | psdocs | pdfdocs})
Keywords: HOWTO, kernel contexts, deadlock, locking, modules, :Keywords: HOWTO, kernel contexts, deadlock, locking, modules,
symbols, return conventions. symbols, return conventions.
Description: From the Introduction: "Please understand that I :Description: From the Introduction: "Please understand that I
never wanted to write this document, being grossly underqualified, never wanted to write this document, being grossly underqualified,
but I always wanted to read it, and this was the only way. I but I always wanted to read it, and this was the only way. I
simply explain some best practices, and give reading entry-points simply explain some best practices, and give reading entry-points
...@@ -315,19 +333,21 @@ ...@@ -315,19 +333,21 @@
originally written for the 2.3 kernels, but nearly all of it originally written for the 2.3 kernels, but nearly all of it
applies to 2.2 too; 2.0 is slightly different". applies to 2.2 too; 2.0 is slightly different".
* Title: "Writing an ALSA Driver" * Title: **Writing an ALSA Driver**
Author: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
URL: http://www.alsa-project.org/~iwai/writing-an-alsa-driver/index.html :Author: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
Keywords: ALSA, sound, soundcard, driver, lowlevel, hardware. :URL: http://www.alsa-project.org/~iwai/writing-an-alsa-driver/index.html
Description: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture for developers, :Keywords: ALSA, sound, soundcard, driver, lowlevel, hardware.
:Description: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture for developers,
both at kernel and user-level sides. ALSA is the Linux kernel both at kernel and user-level sides. ALSA is the Linux kernel
sound architecture in the 2.6 kernel version. sound architecture in the 2.6 kernel version.
* Title: "Programming Guide for Linux USB Device Drivers" * Title: **Programming Guide for Linux USB Device Drivers**
Author: Detlef Fliegl.
URL: http://usb.in.tum.de/usbdoc/ :Author: Detlef Fliegl.
Keywords: USB, universal serial bus. :URL: http://usb.in.tum.de/usbdoc/
Description: A must-read. From the Preface: "This document should :Keywords: USB, universal serial bus.
:Description: A must-read. From the Preface: "This document should
give detailed information about the current state of the USB give detailed information about the current state of the USB
subsystem and its API for USB device drivers. The first section subsystem and its API for USB device drivers. The first section
will deal with the basics of USB devices. You will learn about will deal with the basics of USB devices. You will learn about
...@@ -337,129 +357,142 @@ ...@@ -337,129 +357,142 @@
device driver framework. Then the API and its data structures will device driver framework. Then the API and its data structures will
be explained step by step. The last section of this document be explained step by step. The last section of this document
contains a reference of all API calls and their return codes". contains a reference of all API calls and their return codes".
Notes: Beware: the main page states: "This document may not be :Notes: Beware: the main page states: "This document may not be
published, printed or used in excerpts without explicit permission published, printed or used in excerpts without explicit permission
of the author". Fortunately, it may still be read... of the author". Fortunately, it may still be read...
* Title: "Linux Kernel Mailing List Glossary" * Title: **Linux Kernel Mailing List Glossary**
Author: various
URL: http://kernelnewbies.org/glossary/ :Author: various
Keywords: glossary, terms, linux-kernel. :URL: http://kernelnewbies.org/glossary/
Description: From the introduction: "This glossary is intended as :Keywords: glossary, terms, linux-kernel.
:Description: From the introduction: "This glossary is intended as
a brief description of some of the acronyms and terms you may hear a brief description of some of the acronyms and terms you may hear
during discussion of the Linux kernel". during discussion of the Linux kernel".
* Title: "Linux Kernel Locking HOWTO" * Title: **Linux Kernel Locking HOWTO**
Author: Various Talented People, and Rusty.
Location: in kernel tree, Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl :Author: Various Talented People, and Rusty.
:Location: in kernel tree, Documentation/DocBook/kernel-locking.tmpl
(must be built as "make {htmldocs | psdocs | pdfdocs}) (must be built as "make {htmldocs | psdocs | pdfdocs})
Keywords: locks, locking, spinlock, semaphore, atomic, race :Keywords: locks, locking, spinlock, semaphore, atomic, race
condition, bottom halves, tasklets, softirqs. condition, bottom halves, tasklets, softirqs.
Description: The title says it all: document describing the :Description: The title says it all: document describing the
locking system in the Linux Kernel either in uniprocessor or SMP locking system in the Linux Kernel either in uniprocessor or SMP
systems. systems.
Notes: "It was originally written for the later (>2.3.47) 2.3 :Notes: "It was originally written for the later (>2.3.47) 2.3
kernels, but most of it applies to 2.2 too; 2.0 is slightly kernels, but most of it applies to 2.2 too; 2.0 is slightly
different". Freely redistributable under the conditions of the GNU different". Freely redistributable under the conditions of the GNU
General Public License. General Public License.
* Title: "Global spinlock list and usage" * Title: **Global spinlock list and usage**
Author: Rick Lindsley.
URL: http://lse.sourceforge.net/lockhier/global-spin-lock :Author: Rick Lindsley.
Keywords: spinlock. :URL: http://lse.sourceforge.net/lockhier/global-spin-lock
Description: This is an attempt to document both the existence and :Keywords: spinlock.
:Description: This is an attempt to document both the existence and
usage of the spinlocks in the Linux 2.4.5 kernel. Comprehensive usage of the spinlocks in the Linux 2.4.5 kernel. Comprehensive
list of spinlocks showing when they are used, which functions list of spinlocks showing when they are used, which functions
access them, how each lock is acquired, under what conditions it access them, how each lock is acquired, under what conditions it
is held, whether interrupts can occur or not while it is held... is held, whether interrupts can occur or not while it is held...
* Title: "Porting Linux 2.0 Drivers To Linux 2.2: Changes and New * Title: **Porting Linux 2.0 Drivers To Linux 2.2: Changes and New Features**
Features "
Author: Alan Cox. :Author: Alan Cox.
URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-05/gear_01.html :URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/1999-05/gear_01.html
Keywords: ports, porting. :Keywords: ports, porting.
Description: Article from Linux Magazine on porting from 2.0 to :Description: Article from Linux Magazine on porting from 2.0 to
2.2 kernels. 2.2 kernels.
* Title: "Porting Device Drivers To Linux 2.2: part II" * Title: **Porting Device Drivers To Linux 2.2: part II**
Author: Alan Cox.
URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/238 :Author: Alan Cox.
Keywords: ports, porting. :URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/238
Description: Second part on porting from 2.0 to 2.2 kernels. :Keywords: ports, porting.
:Description: Second part on porting from 2.0 to 2.2 kernels.
* Title: "How To Make Sure Your Driver Will Work On The Power
Macintosh" * Title: **How To Make Sure Your Driver Will Work On The Power Macintosh**
Author: Paul Mackerras.
URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/261 :Author: Paul Mackerras.
Keywords: Mac, Power Macintosh, porting, drivers, compatibility. :URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/261
Description: The title says it all. :Keywords: Mac, Power Macintosh, porting, drivers, compatibility.
:Description: The title says it all.
* Title: "An Introduction to SCSI Drivers"
Author: Alan Cox. * Title: **An Introduction to SCSI Drivers**
URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/284
Keywords: SCSI, device, driver. :Author: Alan Cox.
Description: The title says it all. :URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/284
:Keywords: SCSI, device, driver.
* Title: "Advanced SCSI Drivers And Other Tales" :Description: The title says it all.
Author: Alan Cox.
URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/307 * Title: **Advanced SCSI Drivers And Other Tales**
Keywords: SCSI, device, driver, advanced.
Description: The title says it all. :Author: Alan Cox.
:URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/307
* Title: "Writing Linux Mouse Drivers" :Keywords: SCSI, device, driver, advanced.
Author: Alan Cox. :Description: The title says it all.
URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/330
Keywords: mouse, driver, gpm. * Title: **Writing Linux Mouse Drivers**
Description: The title says it all.
:Author: Alan Cox.
* Title: "More on Mouse Drivers" :URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/330
Author: Alan Cox. :Keywords: mouse, driver, gpm.
URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/356 :Description: The title says it all.
Keywords: mouse, driver, gpm, races, asynchronous I/O.
Description: The title still says it all. * Title: **More on Mouse Drivers**
* Title: "Writing Video4linux Radio Driver" :Author: Alan Cox.
Author: Alan Cox. :URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/356
URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/381 :Keywords: mouse, driver, gpm, races, asynchronous I/O.
Keywords: video4linux, driver, radio, radio devices. :Description: The title still says it all.
Description: The title says it all.
* Title: **Writing Video4linux Radio Driver**
* Title: "Video4linux Drivers, Part 1: Video-Capture Device"
Author: Alan Cox. :Author: Alan Cox.
URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/406 :URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/381
Keywords: video4linux, driver, video capture, capture devices, :Keywords: video4linux, driver, radio, radio devices.
:Description: The title says it all.
* Title: **Video4linux Drivers, Part 1: Video-Capture Device**
:Author: Alan Cox.
:URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/406
:Keywords: video4linux, driver, video capture, capture devices,
camera driver. camera driver.
Description: The title says it all. :Description: The title says it all.
* Title: **Video4linux Drivers, Part 2: Video-capture Devices**
* Title: "Video4linux Drivers, Part 2: Video-capture Devices" :Author: Alan Cox.
Author: Alan Cox. :URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/429
URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/429 :Keywords: video4linux, driver, video capture, capture devices,
Keywords: video4linux, driver, video capture, capture devices,
camera driver, control, query capabilities, capability, facility. camera driver, control, query capabilities, capability, facility.
Description: The title says it all. :Description: The title says it all.
* Title: "PCI Management in Linux 2.2" * Title: **PCI Management in Linux 2.2**
Author: Alan Cox.
URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/452 :Author: Alan Cox.
Keywords: PCI, bus, bus-mastering. :URL: http://www.linux-mag.com/id/452
Description: The title says it all. :Keywords: PCI, bus, bus-mastering.
:Description: The title says it all.
* Title: "Linux 2.4 Kernel Internals"
Author: Tigran Aivazian and Christoph Hellwig. * Title: **Linux 2.4 Kernel Internals**
URL: http://www.moses.uklinux.net/patches/lki.html
Keywords: Linux, kernel, booting, SMB boot, VFS, page cache. :Author: Tigran Aivazian and Christoph Hellwig.
Description: A little book used for a short training course. :URL: http://www.moses.uklinux.net/patches/lki.html
:Keywords: Linux, kernel, booting, SMB boot, VFS, page cache.
:Description: A little book used for a short training course.
Covers building the kernel image, booting (including SMP bootup), Covers building the kernel image, booting (including SMP bootup),
process management, VFS and more. process management, VFS and more.
* Title: "Linux IP Networking. A Guide to the Implementation and * Title: **Linux IP Networking. A Guide to the Implementation and Modification of the Linux Protocol Stack.**
Modification of the Linux Protocol Stack."
Author: Glenn Herrin. :Author: Glenn Herrin.
URL: http://www.cs.unh.edu/cnrg/gherrin :URL: http://www.cs.unh.edu/cnrg/gherrin
Keywords: network, networking, protocol, IP, UDP, TCP, connection, :Keywords: network, networking, protocol, IP, UDP, TCP, connection,
socket, receiving, transmitting, forwarding, routing, packets, socket, receiving, transmitting, forwarding, routing, packets,
modules, /proc, sk_buff, FIB, tags. modules, /proc, sk_buff, FIB, tags.
Description: Excellent paper devoted to the Linux IP Networking, :Description: Excellent paper devoted to the Linux IP Networking,
explaining anything from the kernel's to the user space explaining anything from the kernel's to the user space
configuration tools' code. Very good to get a general overview of configuration tools' code. Very good to get a general overview of
the kernel networking implementation and understand all steps the kernel networking implementation and understand all steps
...@@ -468,245 +501,268 @@ ...@@ -468,245 +501,268 @@
code is from 2.2.14 version. Provides code for a working packet code is from 2.2.14 version. Provides code for a working packet
dropper example. dropper example.
* Title: "Get those boards talking under Linux." * Title: **Get those boards talking under Linux.**
Author: Alex Ivchenko.
URL: http://www.edn.com/article/CA46968.html :Author: Alex Ivchenko.
Keywords: data-acquisition boards, drivers, modules, interrupts, :URL: http://www.edn.com/article/CA46968.html
:Keywords: data-acquisition boards, drivers, modules, interrupts,
memory allocation. memory allocation.
Description: Article written for people wishing to make their data :Description: Article written for people wishing to make their data
acquisition boards work on their GNU/Linux machines. Gives a basic acquisition boards work on their GNU/Linux machines. Gives a basic
overview on writing drivers, from the naming of functions to overview on writing drivers, from the naming of functions to
interrupt handling. interrupt handling.
Notes: Two-parts article. Part II is at :Notes: Two-parts article. Part II is at
URL: http://www.edn.com/article/CA46998.html :URL: http://www.edn.com/article/CA46998.html
* Title: "Linux PCMCIA Programmer's Guide" * Title: **Linux PCMCIA Programmer's Guide**
Author: David Hinds.
URL: http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ftp/doc/PCMCIA-PROG.html :Author: David Hinds.
Keywords: PCMCIA. :URL: http://pcmcia-cs.sourceforge.net/ftp/doc/PCMCIA-PROG.html
Description: "This document describes how to write kernel device :Keywords: PCMCIA.
:Description: "This document describes how to write kernel device
drivers for the Linux PCMCIA Card Services interface. It also drivers for the Linux PCMCIA Card Services interface. It also
describes how to write user-mode utilities for communicating with describes how to write user-mode utilities for communicating with
Card Services. Card Services.
* Title: "The Linux Kernel NFSD Implementation" * Title: **The Linux Kernel NFSD Implementation**
Author: Neil Brown.
URL: :Author: Neil Brown.
http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~neilb/oss/linux-commentary/nfsd.html :URL: http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~neilb/oss/linux-commentary/nfsd.html
Keywords: knfsd, nfsd, NFS, RPC, lockd, mountd, statd. :Keywords: knfsd, nfsd, NFS, RPC, lockd, mountd, statd.
Description: The title says it all. :Description: The title says it all.
Notes: Covers knfsd's version 1.4.7 (patch against 2.2.7 kernel). :Notes: Covers knfsd's version 1.4.7 (patch against 2.2.7 kernel).
* Title: "A Linux vm README" * Title: **A Linux vm README**
Author: Kanoj Sarcar.
URL: http://kos.enix.org/pub/linux-vmm.html :Author: Kanoj Sarcar.
Keywords: virtual memory, mm, pgd, vma, page, page flags, page :URL: http://kos.enix.org/pub/linux-vmm.html
:Keywords: virtual memory, mm, pgd, vma, page, page flags, page
cache, swap cache, kswapd. cache, swap cache, kswapd.
Description: Telegraphic, short descriptions and definitions :Description: Telegraphic, short descriptions and definitions
relating the Linux virtual memory implementation. relating the Linux virtual memory implementation.
* Title: "(nearly) Complete Linux Loadable Kernel Modules. The * Title: **(nearly) Complete Linux Loadable Kernel Modules. The definitive guide for hackers, virus coders and system administrators.**
definitive guide for hackers, virus coders and system
administrators." :Author: pragmatic/THC.
Author: pragmatic/THC. :URL: http://packetstormsecurity.org/docs/hack/LKM_HACKING.html
URL: http://packetstormsecurity.org/docs/hack/LKM_HACKING.html :Keywords: syscalls, intercept, hide, abuse, symbol table.
Keywords: syscalls, intercept, hide, abuse, symbol table. :Description: Interesting paper on how to abuse the Linux kernel in
Description: Interesting paper on how to abuse the Linux kernel in
order to intercept and modify syscalls, make order to intercept and modify syscalls, make
files/directories/processes invisible, become root, hijack ttys, files/directories/processes invisible, become root, hijack ttys,
write kernel modules based virus... and solutions for admins to write kernel modules based virus... and solutions for admins to
avoid all those abuses. avoid all those abuses.
Notes: For 2.0.x kernels. Gives guidances to port it to 2.2.x :Notes: For 2.0.x kernels. Gives guidances to port it to 2.2.x
kernels. kernels.
BOOKS: (Not on-line) BOOKS: (Not on-line)
--------------------
* Title: "Linux Device Drivers"
Author: Alessandro Rubini. * Title: **Linux Device Drivers**
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates.
Date: 1998. :Author: Alessandro Rubini.
Pages: 439. :Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates.
ISBN: 1-56592-292-1 :Date: 1998.
:Pages: 439.
* Title: "Linux Device Drivers, 2nd Edition" :ISBN: 1-56592-292-1
Author: Alessandro Rubini and Jonathan Corbet.
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates. * Title: **Linux Device Drivers, 2nd Edition**
Date: 2001.
Pages: 586. :Author: Alessandro Rubini and Jonathan Corbet.
ISBN: 0-59600-008-1 :Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates.
Notes: Further information in :Date: 2001.
:Pages: 586.
:ISBN: 0-59600-008-1
:Notes: Further information in
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxdrive2/ http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxdrive2/
* Title: "Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Edition" * Title: **Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Edition**
Authors: Jonathan Corbet, Alessandro Rubini, and Greg Kroah-Hartman
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates. :Authors: Jonathan Corbet, Alessandro Rubini, and Greg Kroah-Hartman
Date: 2005. :Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates.
Pages: 636. :Date: 2005.
ISBN: 0-596-00590-3 :Pages: 636.
Notes: Further information in :ISBN: 0-596-00590-3
:Notes: Further information in
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxdrive3/ http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxdrive3/
PDF format, URL: http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/ PDF format, URL: http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/
* Title: "Linux Kernel Internals" * Title: **Linux Kernel Internals**
Author: Michael Beck.
Publisher: Addison-Wesley. :Author: Michael Beck.
Date: 1997. :Publisher: Addison-Wesley.
ISBN: 0-201-33143-8 (second edition) :Date: 1997.
:ISBN: 0-201-33143-8 (second edition)
* Title: "The Design of the UNIX Operating System"
Author: Maurice J. Bach. * Title: **The Design of the UNIX Operating System**
Publisher: Prentice Hall.
Date: 1986. :Author: Maurice J. Bach.
Pages: 471. :Publisher: Prentice Hall.
ISBN: 0-13-201757-1 :Date: 1986.
:Pages: 471.
* Title: "The Design and Implementation of the 4.3 BSD UNIX :ISBN: 0-13-201757-1
Operating System"
Author: Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J. * Title: **The Design and Implementation of the 4.3 BSD UNIX Operating System**
:Author: Samuel J. Leffler, Marshall Kirk McKusick, Michael J.
Karels, John S. Quarterman. Karels, John S. Quarterman.
Publisher: Addison-Wesley. :Publisher: Addison-Wesley.
Date: 1989 (reprinted with corrections on October, 1990). :Date: 1989 (reprinted with corrections on October, 1990).
ISBN: 0-201-06196-1 :ISBN: 0-201-06196-1
* Title: **The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD UNIX Operating System**
* Title: "The Design and Implementation of the 4.4 BSD UNIX :Author: Marshall Kirk McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels,
Operating System"
Author: Marshall Kirk McKusick, Keith Bostic, Michael J. Karels,
John S. Quarterman. John S. Quarterman.
Publisher: Addison-Wesley. :Publisher: Addison-Wesley.
Date: 1996. :Date: 1996.
ISBN: 0-201-54979-4 :ISBN: 0-201-54979-4
* Title: "Programmation Linux 2.0 API systeme et fonctionnement du * Title: **Programmation Linux 2.0 API systeme et fonctionnement du noyau**
noyau"
Author: Remy Card, Eric Dumas, Franck Mevel. :Author: Remy Card, Eric Dumas, Franck Mevel.
Publisher: Eyrolles. :Publisher: Eyrolles.
Date: 1997. :Date: 1997.
Pages: 520. :Pages: 520.
ISBN: 2-212-08932-5 :ISBN: 2-212-08932-5
Notes: French. :Notes: French.
* Title: "Unix internals -- the new frontiers" * Title: **Unix internals -- the new frontiers**
Author: Uresh Vahalia.
Publisher: Prentice Hall. :Author: Uresh Vahalia.
Date: 1996. :Publisher: Prentice Hall.
Pages: 600. :Date: 1996.
ISBN: 0-13-101908-2 :Pages: 600.
:ISBN: 0-13-101908-2
* Title: "Programming for the real world - POSIX.4"
Author: Bill O. Gallmeister. * Title: **Programming for the real world - POSIX.4**
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc..
Date: 1995. :Author: Bill O. Gallmeister.
Pages: ???. :Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc..
ISBN: I-56592-074-0 :Date: 1995.
Notes: Though not being directly about Linux, Linux aims to be :Pages: ???.
:ISBN: I-56592-074-0
:Notes: Though not being directly about Linux, Linux aims to be
POSIX. Good reference. POSIX. Good reference.
* Title: "UNIX Systems for Modern Architectures: Symmetric * Title: **UNIX Systems for Modern Architectures: Symmetric Multiprocessing and Caching for Kernel Programmers**
Multiprocessing and Caching for Kernel Programmers"
Author: Curt Schimmel. :Author: Curt Schimmel.
Publisher: Addison Wesley. :Publisher: Addison Wesley.
Date: June, 1994. :Date: June, 1994.
Pages: 432. :Pages: 432.
ISBN: 0-201-63338-8 :ISBN: 0-201-63338-8
* Title: "Linux Kernel Development, 3rd Edition" * Title: **Linux Kernel Development, 3rd Edition**
Author: Robert Love
Publisher: Addison-Wesley. :Author: Robert Love
Date: July, 2010 :Publisher: Addison-Wesley.
Pages: 440 :Date: July, 2010
ISBN: 978-0672329463 :Pages: 440
:ISBN: 978-0672329463
MISCELLANEOUS:
MISCELLANEOUS
* Name: linux/Documentation -------------
Author: Many.
URL: Just look inside your kernel sources. * Name: **linux/Documentation**
Keywords: anything, DocBook.
Description: Documentation that comes with the kernel sources, :Author: Many.
:URL: Just look inside your kernel sources.
:Keywords: anything, DocBook.
:Description: Documentation that comes with the kernel sources,
inside the Documentation directory. Some pages from this document inside the Documentation directory. Some pages from this document
(including this document itself) have been moved there, and might (including this document itself) have been moved there, and might
be more up to date than the web version. be more up to date than the web version.
* Name: "Linux Kernel Source Reference" * Name: **Linux Kernel Source Reference**
Author: Thomas Graichen.
URL: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=96446640102205&w=4 :Author: Thomas Graichen.
Keywords: CVS, web, cvsweb, browsing source code. :URL: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=96446640102205&w=4
Description: Web interface to a CVS server with the kernel :Keywords: CVS, web, cvsweb, browsing source code.
:Description: Web interface to a CVS server with the kernel
sources. "Here you can have a look at any file of the Linux kernel sources. "Here you can have a look at any file of the Linux kernel
sources of any version starting from 1.0 up to the (daily updated) sources of any version starting from 1.0 up to the (daily updated)
current version available. Also you can check the differences current version available. Also you can check the differences
between two versions of a file". between two versions of a file".
* Name: "Cross-Referencing Linux" * Name: **Cross-Referencing Linux**
URL: http://lxr.free-electrons.com/
Keywords: Browsing source code. :URL: http://lxr.free-electrons.com/
Description: Another web-based Linux kernel source code browser. :Keywords: Browsing source code.
:Description: Another web-based Linux kernel source code browser.
Lots of cross references to variables and functions. You can see Lots of cross references to variables and functions. You can see
where they are defined and where they are used. where they are defined and where they are used.
* Name: "Linux Weekly News" * Name: **Linux Weekly News**
URL: http://lwn.net
Keywords: latest kernel news. :URL: http://lwn.net
Description: The title says it all. There's a fixed kernel section :Keywords: latest kernel news.
:Description: The title says it all. There's a fixed kernel section
summarizing developers' work, bug fixes, new features and versions summarizing developers' work, bug fixes, new features and versions
produced during the week. Published every Thursday. produced during the week. Published every Thursday.
* Name: "Kernel Traffic" * Name: **Kernel Traffic**
URL: http://kt.earth.li/kernel-traffic/index.html
Keywords: linux-kernel mailing list, weekly kernel news. :URL: http://kt.earth.li/kernel-traffic/index.html
Description: Weekly newsletter covering the most relevant :Keywords: linux-kernel mailing list, weekly kernel news.
:Description: Weekly newsletter covering the most relevant
discussions of the linux-kernel mailing list. discussions of the linux-kernel mailing list.
* Name: "CuTTiNG.eDGe.LiNuX" * Name: **CuTTiNG.eDGe.LiNuX**
URL: http://edge.kernelnotes.org
Keywords: changelist. :URL: http://edge.kernelnotes.org
Description: Site which provides the changelist for every kernel :Keywords: changelist.
:Description: Site which provides the changelist for every kernel
release. What's new, what's better, what's changed. Myrdraal reads release. What's new, what's better, what's changed. Myrdraal reads
the patches and describes them. Pointers to the patches are there, the patches and describes them. Pointers to the patches are there,
too. too.
* Name: "New linux-kernel Mailing List FAQ" * Name: **New linux-kernel Mailing List FAQ**
URL: http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Keywords: linux-kernel mailing list FAQ. :URL: http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Description: linux-kernel is a mailing list for developers to :Keywords: linux-kernel mailing list FAQ.
:Description: linux-kernel is a mailing list for developers to
communicate. This FAQ builds on the previous linux-kernel mailing communicate. This FAQ builds on the previous linux-kernel mailing
list FAQ maintained by Frohwalt Egerer, who no longer maintains list FAQ maintained by Frohwalt Egerer, who no longer maintains
it. Read it to see how to join the mailing list. Dozens of it. Read it to see how to join the mailing list. Dozens of
interesting questions regarding the list, Linux, developers (who interesting questions regarding the list, Linux, developers (who
is ...?), terms (what is...?) are answered here too. Just read it. is ...?), terms (what is...?) are answered here too. Just read it.
* Name: "Linux Virtual File System" * Name: **Linux Virtual File System**
Author: Peter J. Braam.
URL: http://www.coda.cs.cmu.edu/doc/talks/linuxvfs/ :Author: Peter J. Braam.
Keywords: slides, VFS, inode, superblock, dentry, dcache. :URL: http://www.coda.cs.cmu.edu/doc/talks/linuxvfs/
Description: Set of slides, presumably from a presentation on the :Keywords: slides, VFS, inode, superblock, dentry, dcache.
:Description: Set of slides, presumably from a presentation on the
Linux VFS layer. Covers version 2.1.x, with dentries and the Linux VFS layer. Covers version 2.1.x, with dentries and the
dcache. dcache.
* Name: "Gary's Encyclopedia - The Linux Kernel" * Name: **Gary's Encyclopedia - The Linux Kernel**
Author: Gary (I suppose...).
URL: http://slencyclopedia.berlios.de/index.html :Author: Gary (I suppose...).
Keywords: linux, community, everything! :URL: http://slencyclopedia.berlios.de/index.html
Description: Gary's Encyclopedia exists to allow the rapid finding :Keywords: linux, community, everything!
:Description: Gary's Encyclopedia exists to allow the rapid finding
of documentation and other information of interest to GNU/Linux of documentation and other information of interest to GNU/Linux
users. It has about 4000 links to external pages in 150 major users. It has about 4000 links to external pages in 150 major
categories. This link is for kernel-specific links, documents, categories. This link is for kernel-specific links, documents,
sites... This list is now hosted by developer.Berlios.de, sites... This list is now hosted by developer.Berlios.de,
but seems not to have been updated since sometime in 1999. but seems not to have been updated since sometime in 1999.
* Name: "The home page of Linux-MM" * Name: **The home page of Linux-MM**
Author: The Linux-MM team.
URL: http://linux-mm.org/ :Author: The Linux-MM team.
Keywords: memory management, Linux-MM, mm patches, TODO, docs, :URL: http://linux-mm.org/
:Keywords: memory management, Linux-MM, mm patches, TODO, docs,
mailing list. mailing list.
Description: Site devoted to Linux Memory Management development. :Description: Site devoted to Linux Memory Management development.
Memory related patches, HOWTOs, links, mm developers... Don't miss Memory related patches, HOWTOs, links, mm developers... Don't miss
it if you are interested in memory management development! it if you are interested in memory management development!
* Name: "Kernel Newbies IRC Channel and Website" * Name: **Kernel Newbies IRC Channel and Website**
URL: http://www.kernelnewbies.org
Keywords: IRC, newbies, channel, asking doubts. :URL: http://www.kernelnewbies.org
Description: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net. :Keywords: IRC, newbies, channel, asking doubts.
:Description: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net.
#kernelnewbies is an IRC network dedicated to the 'newbie' #kernelnewbies is an IRC network dedicated to the 'newbie'
kernel hacker. The audience mostly consists of people who are kernel hacker. The audience mostly consists of people who are
learning about the kernel, working on kernel projects or learning about the kernel, working on kernel projects or
...@@ -716,16 +772,18 @@ ...@@ -716,16 +772,18 @@
Try irc.oftc.net as your server and then /join #kernelnewbies. Try irc.oftc.net as your server and then /join #kernelnewbies.
The kernelnewbies website also hosts articles, documents, FAQs... The kernelnewbies website also hosts articles, documents, FAQs...
* Name: "linux-kernel mailing list archives and search engines" * Name: **linux-kernel mailing list archives and search engines**
URL: http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html
URL: http://www.uwsg.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/index.html :URL: http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html
URL: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel :URL: http://www.uwsg.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/index.html
URL: http://groups.google.com/group/mlist.linux.kernel :URL: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel
URL: http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/ :URL: http://groups.google.com/group/mlist.linux.kernel
URL: http://www.lib.uaa.alaska.edu/linux-kernel/ :URL: http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/linux/linux-kernel/
Keywords: linux-kernel, archives, search. :URL: http://www.lib.uaa.alaska.edu/linux-kernel/
Description: Some of the linux-kernel mailing list archivers. If :Keywords: linux-kernel, archives, search.
:Description: Some of the linux-kernel mailing list archivers. If
you have a better/another one, please let me know. you have a better/another one, please let me know.
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Document last updated on Sat 2005-NOV-19
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