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Add a new syscall into Linux kernel – for fedora 18 with kernel 3.8.7

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

Adding a new syscall into Linux kernel would be tricky for the beginners (like myself), especially considering the kernel source tree structure changes among different versions. It seems most of the online tutorials focusing on older versions of kernel (2.6.X) … Continue reading →

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Linux kernel linked list

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

This post gives a sample file used to play with Linux kernel linked list <linux/list.h>, as well as a makefile used to build this kernel module. lsmod, insmod, rmmod and dmesg are needed. The reference is the book “Operating System … Continue reading →

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Linux kernel compiling, updating and kernel module compiling, loading and removing

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

Brief intro to Linux kernel compiling and updating, as well as Linux kernel module compiling, loading and removing. The Linux kernel we are playing with is 3.8.4. 1. Linux kernel compiling and updating Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install wget sudo apt-get … Continue reading →

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kernel design approaches

Posted on October 27, 2010 by

A digest for kernel-wide design from wikipedia (including ALL the pics and some definitions) 1. Monolithic kernel (宏内核) a: entire OS in kernel space and supervisor mode (eg, ring 0); b: a set of primitives or system calls for ALL … Continue reading →

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