On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Venkateswarlu P <p.venkatesh551@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > how to understand the kernerl source files in a simple way > > > what header files i have to understand first > > > for example to understand do_fork() function for process > creation which is defined in kernel/fork.c There's no shortcuts. :) Use dump_stack() in various places and check what functions are called. Also use lxr ([1]) for code browsing. Please add a relevant Subject description to your emails. thanks, Daniel. [1] http://lxr.linux.no/ _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies