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Old 10-12-2010
Any tips/suggestions for a newbie beginning to read the Linux Kernel Source Code
Hi All,

I recently downloaded the Linux kernel source code, added them all to a project in MS VC++ and plan to read through it so that I can improve the way I code, read/understand a large code database and hopefully contribute something to the development of the Linux OS.

I have taken a couple of courses in OS's and have completed a few projects that included multi-threading (POSIX), system calls, virtual memory, interrupts, signals and so on. It's been a while though since I last used them and I'd like to work on those again.

The courses that I worked on involved enhancing a single threaded OS into a multi-threaded one in multiple phases. However, the Linux source code database is huge and I am actually unsure as to how should I go about debugging / executing code, where should I begin looking, what should I expect when I attempt to execute code and so on. I'm sure most of you must have had similar questions when you began so how did you approach it? Any documentation/pointers that I must read will help a lot. Thanks.
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Old 10-12-2010
Have you read
Amazon.com: The Basic Kernel: Source Code Secrets (9781573980265): Lynne G. Jolitz, William Frederick Jolitz: Books ?
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Old 10-12-2010
Hi Vbe,

Thanks. I shall buy that book soon. Any other online resources available too?
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Old 10-13-2010
Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition, with Source Code - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I bought this book some time ago as something to knock me out and go to sleep, but my wife got angry and has hidden it so SHE could sleep...

You could look at:
The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide

All the best
 
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