9. Linux Kernel Textbooks and Documents

Check the following books on "The Linux Kernel" at

  • Kernel book "http://kernelbook.sourceforge.net" and at "http://sourceforge.net/projects/kernelbook"

  • Linux Kernel books like 'The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide', 'Linux Kernel 2.4 Internals', 'The Linux System Administrators Guide', 'The Linux Network Administrator's Guide' and others at "http://www.tldp.org/guides.html"

  • FreeTech books "http://www.tcfb.com/freetechbooks/booklinuxdev.html"

  • Rusty's "http://www.netfilter.org/unreliable-guides"

  • Linux Kernel links "http://www.topology.org/soft/lkernel.html"

  • Linux Kernel Internals "http://www.moses.uklinux.net/patches/lki.html"

  • Books links "http://linux-mm.org/kernel-links.shtml"

Refer also to other relevant HOWTOs at:

  • Bootdisk-HOWTO

  • Sound-HOWTO : sound cards and utilities

  • SCSI-HOWTO: all about SCSI controllers and devices. And see also SCSI-2.4-HOWTO

  • NET-2-HOWTO: networking

  • PPP-HOWTO: PPP networking in particular

  • PCMCIA-HOWTO: about the drivers for your notebook

  • ELF-HOWTO: ELF: what it is, converting.. Mirror sites at ELF-HOWTO-mirror . See also GCC-HOWTO

  • Hardware-HOWTO: overview of supported hardware

  • Module mini-HOWTO: more on kernel modules

  • Kerneld mini-HOWTO: about kerneld

  • BogoMips mini-HOWTO: in case you were wondering