spade89 Member Posts: 561 From: houston,tx Registered: 11-28-2006 |
hi there guys has anyone ever done kernel hacking because i am thinking of getting into linux kernel stuff. i know 2 millioni lines of c code can be a little bit hairy but it doesn't hurt to try. so if anyone has any advice or something like that please feel free to share . ------------------ |
steveth45 Member Posts: 536 From: Eugene, OR, USA Registered: 08-10-2005 |
quote: On a difficulty scale of 1 to 10, linux kernel hacking is probably a 10.5 . But don't let that stop you. http://kernelnewbies.org/ is probably the place to start. If you actually get code into the main kernel source, then you have something impressive to put on your resume. ------------------ |
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spade89 Member Posts: 561 From: houston,tx Registered: 11-28-2006 |
yeah i saw that site, and i think i have downloaded the source for the linux kernel but i think i should take a look at some opne source driver code first. does anyone know any open source driver code??? i just love low level stuff,i am also trying to learn asm. i just thought i should mix kernel coding and asm. ------------------ |
samw3 Member Posts: 542 From: Toccoa, GA, USA Registered: 08-15-2006 |
cool site steve.. i didn't know that was there. ------------------ |
D-SIPL Moderator Posts: 1345 From: Maesteg, Wales Registered: 07-21-2001 |
quote: It's not as difficult as you would think. Look at some outstanding tasks, or find some incompatibility that you would like added. Look how other people have implemented a similar feature and then submit it. It's on thing to be a kernel hacker and another to get in the changelog. Linus is notorious for being very picky about what does and doesn't go in. Due to the fact that he insists on managing the source by himself it takes a while for any potential updates of yours to get included. I wouldn't hold your breath, time and time again I have seen brilliant things get turned down. ------------------ |
