Re: understanding the linux code

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On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 1:12 PM, krushnaal pai <krisonearth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> can someone plz tell me how to understand the linux hardware dependent code
>
> when we analyse all the functions that are nested one into another
> we finally arrive at the inline functions and macros ,so how do
> we understand those functions and macros

Yup, we been there and (still) do that :) Exploring kernel code is
never ending task.

To make this task easier, you can start by understanding the early
days of linux kernel....say 0.99-something. The code is less complex
and only contains fewer features than today's versions.

regards,

Mulyadi.

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