1 .. _kernel_docs:
2
3 Index of Further Kernel Documentation
4 =====================================
5
6 The need for a document like this one became a
7 mailing list as the same questions, asking for
8 appeared again and again.
9
10 Fortunately, as more and more people get to GN
11 interested in the Kernel. But reading the sour
12 is easy to understand the code, but miss the c
13 design decisions behind this code.
14
15 Unfortunately, not many documents are availabl
16 And, even if they exist, there was no "well-kn
17 of them. These lines try to cover this lack.
18
19 PLEASE, if you know any paper not listed here
20 include a reference to it here, following the
21 process. Any corrections, ideas or comments ar
22
23 All documents are cataloged with the following
24 "Title", the "Author"/s, the "URL" where they
25 helpful when searching for specific topics, an
26 the Document.
27
28 .. note::
29
30 The documents on each section of this docum
31 published date, from the newest to the olde
32 periodically retire resources as they becom
33 the exception of foundational books.
34
35 Docs at the Linux Kernel tree
36 -----------------------------
37
38 The Sphinx books should be built with ``make {
39
40 * Name: **linux/Documentation**
41
42 :Author: Many.
43 :Location: Documentation/
44 :Keywords: text files, Sphinx.
45 :Description: Documentation that comes w
46 inside the Documentation directory. So
47 (including this document itself) have
48 be more up to date than the web versio
49
50 On-line docs
51 ------------
52
53 * Title: **Linux Kernel Mailing List Gloss
54
55 :Author: various
56 :URL: https://kernelnewbies.org/KernelGl
57 :Date: rolling version
58 :Keywords: glossary, terms, linux-kernel
59 :Description: From the introduction: "Th
60 a brief description of some of the acr
61 during discussion of the Linux kernel"
62
63 * Title: **The Linux Kernel Module Program
64
65 :Author: Peter Jay Salzman, Michael Buri
66 Jim Huang.
67 :URL: https://sysprog21.github.io/lkmpg/
68 :Date: 2021
69 :Keywords: modules, GPL book, /proc, ioc
70 interrupt handlers .
71 :Description: A very nice GPL book on th
72 programming. Lots of examples. Current
73 actively maintained at https://github.
74
75 * Title: **Rust for Linux**
76
77 :Author: various
78 :URL: https://rust-for-linux.com/
79 :Date: rolling version
80 :Keywords: glossary, terms, linux-kernel
81 :Description: From the website: "Rust fo
82 support for the Rust language to the L
83 intended as a hub of links, documentat
84 the project".
85
86 Published books
87 ---------------
88
89 * Title: **Practical Linux System Administ
90
91 :Author: Kenneth Hess
92 :Publisher: O'Reilly Media
93 :Date: May, 2023
94 :Pages: 246
95 :ISBN: 978-1098109035
96 :Notes: System administration
97
98 * Title: **Linux Kernel Debugging: Leverag
99
100 :Author: Kaiwan N Billimoria
101 :Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
102 :Date: August, 2022
103 :Pages: 638
104 :ISBN: 978-1801075039
105 :Notes: Debugging book
106
107 * Title: **Linux Kernel Programming: A Com
108
109 :Author: Kaiwan N Billimoria
110 :Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
111 :Date: March, 2021 (Second Edition publi
112 :Pages: 754
113 :ISBN: 978-1789953435 (Second Edition IS
114
115 * Title: **Linux Kernel Programming Part 2
116
117 :Author: Kaiwan N Billimoria
118 :Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd
119 :Date: March, 2021
120 :Pages: 452
121 :ISBN: 978-1801079518
122
123 * Title: **Linux System Programming: Talki
124
125 :Author: Robert Love
126 :Publisher: O'Reilly Media
127 :Date: June, 2013
128 :Pages: 456
129 :ISBN: 978-1449339531
130 :Notes: Foundational book
131
132 * Title: **Linux Kernel Development, 3rd E
133
134 :Author: Robert Love
135 :Publisher: Addison-Wesley
136 :Date: July, 2010
137 :Pages: 440
138 :ISBN: 978-0672329463
139 :Notes: Foundational book
140
141 .. _ldd3_published:
142
143 * Title: **Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Editi
144
145 :Authors: Jonathan Corbet, Alessandro Ru
146 :Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
147 :Date: 2005
148 :Pages: 636
149 :ISBN: 0-596-00590-3
150 :Notes: Foundational book. Further infor
151 http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/linuxdr
152 PDF format, URL: https://lwn.net/Kerne
153
154 * Title: **The Design of the UNIX Operatin
155
156 :Author: Maurice J. Bach
157 :Publisher: Prentice Hall
158 :Date: 1986
159 :Pages: 471
160 :ISBN: 0-13-201757-1
161 :Notes: Foundational book
162
163 Miscellaneous
164 -------------
165
166 * Name: **Cross-Referencing Linux**
167
168 :URL: https://elixir.bootlin.com/
169 :Keywords: Browsing source code.
170 :Description: Another web-based Linux ke
171 Lots of cross references to variables
172 where they are defined and where they
173
174 * Name: **Linux Weekly News**
175
176 :URL: https://lwn.net
177 :Keywords: latest kernel news.
178 :Description: The title says it all. The
179 summarizing developers' work, bug fixe
180 produced during the week.
181
182 * Name: **The home page of Linux-MM**
183
184 :Author: The Linux-MM team.
185 :URL: https://linux-mm.org/
186 :Keywords: memory management, Linux-MM,
187 mailing list.
188 :Description: Site devoted to Linux Memo
189 Memory related patches, HOWTOs, links,
190 it if you are interested in memory man
191
192 * Name: **Kernel Newbies IRC Channel and W
193
194 :URL: https://www.kernelnewbies.org
195 :Keywords: IRC, newbies, channel, asking
196 :Description: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc
197 #kernelnewbies is an IRC network dedic
198 kernel hacker. The audience mostly con
199 learning about the kernel, working on
200 professional kernel hackers that want
201 people.
202 #kernelnewbies is on the OFTC IRC Netw
203 Try irc.oftc.net as your server and th
204 The kernelnewbies website also hosts a
205
206 * Name: **linux-kernel mailing list archiv
207
208 :URL: https://subspace.kernel.org
209 :URL: https://lore.kernel.org
210 :Keywords: linux-kernel, archives, searc
211 :Description: Some of the linux-kernel m
212 you have a better/another one, please
213
214 * Name: **The Linux Foundation YouTube cha
215
216 :URL: https://www.youtube.com/user/theli
217 :Keywords: linux, videos, linux-foundati
218 :Description: The Linux Foundation uploa
219 collaborative events, Linux conference
220 other original research and content re
221 development.
222
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224
225 This document was originally based on:
226
227 https://www.dit.upm.es/~jmseyas/linux/kernel/
228
229 and written by Juan-Mariano de Goyeneche
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