Linux Kernel Development, Third Edition

Table of Contents

1 Introduction to the Linux Kernel

History of Unix

Along Came Linus: Introduction to Linux

Overview of Operating Systems and Kernels

Linux Versus Classic Unix Kernels

Linux Kernel Versions

The Linux Kernel Development Community

Before We Begin

2 Getting Started with the Kernel

Obtaining the Kernel Source

Using Git

Installing the Kernel Source

Using Patches

The Kernel Source Tree

Building the Kernel

Configuring the Kernel

Minimizing Build Noise

Spawning Multiple Build Jobs

Installing the New Kernel

A Beast of a Different Nature

No libc or Standard Headers

GNU C

Inline Functions

Inline Assembly

Branch Annotation

No Memory Protection

No (Easy) Use of Floating Point

Small, Fixed-Size Stack

Synchronization and Concurrency

Importance ...