1 .. _development_conclusion:
2
3 For more information
4 ====================
5
6 There are numerous sources of information on L
7 related topics. First among those will always
8 directory found in the kernel source distribut
9 top-level :ref:`process/howto.rst <process_how
10 :ref:`process/submitting-patches.rst <submitti
11 kernel APIs are documented using the kerneldoc
12 or "make pdfdocs" can be used to generate thos
13 format (though the version of TeX shipped by s
14 internal limits and fails to process the docum
15
16 Various web sites discuss kernel development a
17 author would like to humbly suggest https://lw
18 information on many specific kernel topics can
19 index at:
20
21 https://lwn.net/Kernel/Index/
22
23 Beyond that, a valuable resource for kernel de
24
25 https://kernelnewbies.org/
26
27 And, of course, one should not forget https://
28 location for kernel release information.
29
30 There are a number of books on kernel developm
31
32 Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Edition (Jon
33 Rubini, and Greg Kroah-Hartman). Onli
34 https://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/.
35
36 Linux Kernel Development (Robert Love)
37
38 Understanding the Linux Kernel (Daniel
39
40 All of these books suffer from a common fault,
41 somewhat obsolete by the time they hit the she
42 the shelves for a while now. Still, there is
43 information to be found there.
44
45 Documentation for git can be found at:
46
47 https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/sc
48
49 https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/sc
50
51
52 Conclusion
53 ==========
54
55 Congratulations to anybody who has made it thr
56 document. Hopefully it has provided a helpful
57 Linux kernel is developed and how you can part
58
59 In the end, it's the participation that matter
60 project is no more than the sum of what its co
61 Linux kernel has progressed as quickly and as
62 been helped by an impressively large group of
63 working to make it better. The kernel is a pr
64 done when thousands of people work together to
65
66 The kernel can always benefit from a larger de
67 is always more work to do. But, just as impor
68 participants in the Linux ecosystem can benefi
69 kernel. Getting code into the mainline is the
70 lower maintenance and distribution costs, a hi
71 the direction of kernel development, and more.
72 everybody involved wins. Fire up your editor
73 more than welcome.
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