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. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ