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Most of the information in this book has been extracted from the kernel
documentation and source code. This is the best place for information on
how to build and install the kernel, and is usually kept up to date when
things in the build procedure change.
There are a number of very good Linux kernel programming books availble,
but only a few that deal with building and installing the kernel. Here is
a list of books that the author has found useful when dealing with the
Linux kernel.
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Ellen Siever, Aaron Weber, Stephen Figgins, Robert Love, Arnold Robbins.
Linux in a Nutshell, Fifth Edition
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O'Reilly & Associates, 2005
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This book can be has the most complete and authoritative command reference
for Linux. It covers almost every different command that you will ever
need to use.
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Yaghmour, Karim.
Building Embedded Systems
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O'Reilly & Associates, 2003.
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This book, although mainly oriented toward the embedded Linux developer,
has a great section on how to build up a cross-compiler toolchain and
kernel. It is highly recommended for that, as well as other portions of
this book that are very relevant for people wishing to learn more about
how to customise a Linux kernel and the rest of the system.
Most of these books are oriented toward the programmer who is interested
in learning how to program within the kernel. They are much more
technically oriented than this book, but are a great place to start if
you wish to learn more about the code that controls the kernel.
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Jonathan Corbet, Alessandro Rubini, and Greg Kroah-Hartman.
Linux Device Drivers, Third Edition
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O'Reilly & Associates, 2005.
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This book covers thow the different kernel device driver subsystems
work, and provides lots of examples of working drivers. It is
recommended for anyone wanting to work with Linux kernel drivers. It is
also available online for free at
https://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/.
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Love, Robert.
Linux Kernel Development, Second Edition
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Novell Press Publishing, 2005.
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Robert Love's book covers almost all areas of the Linux kernel, showing
how everything works together. It is a great place to start learning
about the different portions of the kernel internals.
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Bovet, Daniel P. and Cesate, Marco.
Understanding the Linux Kernel, Third Edition
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O'Reilly & Associates, 2005.
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This book goes into the design and implementation of the core Linux
kernel. It is a great reference for understanding the algorithms used
within the different portions of the kernel. It is highly recommended
for anyone wanting to understand the details of how the kernel works.
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