Re: Kernel Development

freeman <freeman.zhang1992@xxxxxxxxx> · Mon, 24 Feb 2014 09:13:42 +0800



    Hi,

     2014-02-24 01:24, subham soni :

    
        Hello,

        
          I am a newbie to kernel development. I would like to develop
          my own kernel from scratch. From where should I start from? I
          have a good experience of the commands in Linux
          (Ubuntu,Fedora,Debian,Slackware).
          I googled out and I came to know that I should start from
          Device Drivers. Now which device driver should I code? Or
          should I master Shell Scripting? For developing a kernel (my
          aim here would be to increase the battery life, since most
          laptops have only 1.30 hrs or 2.00 hrs in Linux OS) and 3.00
          hrs in Windows Environment. How should I start and from where?

      
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    I read some books about how to DIY an OS . Of course it's simple and
    crude, but it's a good start, I think.

    
    Hidemi Kawai, Homemade Operating System Within 30 Days

    Yuan Yu, Operating System From Scratch (I don't know if there is an
    English edition. The project from this book is on GitHub:
    
    https://github.com/yyu/osfs00)

    
    "
        
      There are many ways to learn OS, but I believe the best way is
      to learn by practice. There are many open source OS code, but the
      code bases are huge. You will get lost in the source code
      labyrinth.
    There are good
      books, Operating
        System: Design and Implementation by A.S. Tanenbaum and A.S.
      Woodhull for example, but they don't teach you where to begin
      either.
    That's why you
      should come here. If Tanenbaum's book is a reference, my project
      series is a tutorial. Prof. Tanenbaum tells you what. I'll tell
      you how."
    Above are two funny books involving me into coding and learning
    about OS. However, if you're serious, please just ignore :-P

    
    All the best,

    Freeman Zhang

    
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Re: Kernel Development

" There are many ways to learn OS, but I believe the best way is to learn by practice. There are many open source OS code, but the code bases are huge. You will get lost in the source code labyrinth.

There are good books, Operating System: Design and Implementation by A.S. Tanenbaum and A.S. Woodhull for example, but they don't teach you where to begin either.

That's why you should come here. If Tanenbaum's book is a reference, my project series is a tutorial. Prof. Tanenbaum tells you what. I'll tell you how."