Linux Inside – How the Linux Kernel Works

Re:Linux Inside – How the Linux Kernel Works by dom0 on Saturday May 27, 2017 @03:44PM (#14431635)

Besides some scattered text files and the Linux man pages, there is this: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

It's fairly new - started about a year ago, but there's quite a lot of stuff in there already (bootstrapped from the old XML stuff, I believe).

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Re:Linux Inside – How the Linux Kernel Works by SunnySkies on Saturday May 27, 2017 @08:11PM (#14432533)

... That guide is actually fucking hilarious.

'However, that’s not too bad, because even the makers of GNU indent recognize the authority of K&R (the GNU people aren’t evil, they are just severely misguided in this matter)'

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Re:Linux Inside – How the Linux Kernel Works by mindcrime on Saturday May 27, 2017 @11:43PM (#14432996)

but the preferred way, as shown to us by the prophets Kernighan and Ritchie, is to put the opening brace last on the line, and put the closing brace first, thusly:

So much for the idea that kernel developers are super-smart programming "gods". Formatting code that way is brain-dead and Kernighan and Ritchie are false prophets. The real prophet, Allman, tells us the Truth - curly braces go on a line by themselves, aligned vertically and indented to the same level as their corresponding control structure.

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Re:Linux Inside – How the Linux Kernel Works by int_19h on Sunday May 28, 2017 @12:54AM (#14433134)

These theories were ultimately settled by trial by combat between the champions representing each: Linux and BSD. Linux has clearly won this battle, and thus, the gods have spoken. ~

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Re:Linux Inside – How the Linux Kernel Works by kruczek on Tuesday May 30, 2017 @04:34AM (#14443740)

For a quick overview, I like http://www.makelinux.net/kernel_map/ - even though it's a bit dated (the map mentions kernel 2.6.36), I find it a good starting point for digging deeper.

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