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Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel.

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On 09/ 6/11 07:41 PM, Stanley Rice wrote:
> I am sorry whether it is appropriate to post it here. I am a Linux
> beginner currently with some basic knowledge of C programming Language
> and shell scripting and some Linux daily usage. I want to have a
> better understanding of Linux as well as try to improve my programming
> skill. But I don't know how to step forward.
>
> I am impressed with the Linux and Unix philosophy that "make each
> program do one thing well", "small is beautiful". I try to analyse the
> Linux kernel before, reading some books about Linux kernel, but then I
> gave it up soon as it was quite difficult for me. These days I try to
> read some source code of coreutils package, including the source code
> of ls, cat, cp, mv, etc command. But I found that it is a bit
> difficult for me currently.
>
> I hope you can give me some tips about how to step forward. Recommend
> some books or it there any open project about it?

A realistic bit of advice is don't.

Kernel code is notoriously obtuse.  If you have limited C knowledge, you 
will get lost very fast.  Kernel code is not a good source to study C, 
unless you want to pick up bad habits early.

Learn C, write you own applications and then revisit kernel land.

-- 
Ian Collins

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Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. Stanley Rice <heconghui@gmail.com> - 2011-09-06 00:41 -0700
  Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-06 22:00 +1200
    Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mssgmbh.com> - 2011-09-06 13:15 +0100
      Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-07 08:44 +1200
        Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mssgmbh.com> - 2011-09-06 22:11 +0100
          Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-09-07 09:18 +1200
            Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mssgmbh.com> - 2011-09-07 14:22 +0100
    Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. Stanley Rice <heconghui@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 01:03 -0700
  Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mssgmbh.com> - 2011-09-06 13:11 +0100
    Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. Stanley Rice <heconghui@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 01:11 -0700
      Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. "onixie@gmail.com" <onixie@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 22:09 -0700
        Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. Rainer Weikusat <rweikusat@mssgmbh.com> - 2011-09-08 20:16 +0100
  Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. Volker Birk <bumens@dingens.org> - 2011-09-06 12:50 +0000
  Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. Paul <nospam@needed.com> - 2011-09-06 13:07 -0400
    Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. Stanley Rice <heconghui@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 01:26 -0700
      Re: Any suggestions for Linux Beginners stepping to Linux kernel. "onixie@gmail.com" <onixie@gmail.com> - 2011-09-07 22:01 -0700

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