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 +https://docs.kernel.org/index.html
  
 Kernel headers should be copied into /usr/include to be used by libraries and compiled programs. These should be the headers glibc has been compiled against, and should be kept independent of the ones in the kernel source tree. New packages are compiled against these headers, otherwise, if packages are compiled against headers that do not match the headers glibc was compiled against, segfaults or other strange problems may appear. /usr/include headers should be what matches the library object files. By copying the headers instead of symlink them to /usr/src/<linux>/include, we make sure that they remain available if we upgrade our kernel. Kernel headers should be copied into /usr/include to be used by libraries and compiled programs. These should be the headers glibc has been compiled against, and should be kept independent of the ones in the kernel source tree. New packages are compiled against these headers, otherwise, if packages are compiled against headers that do not match the headers glibc was compiled against, segfaults or other strange problems may appear. /usr/include headers should be what matches the library object files. By copying the headers instead of symlink them to /usr/src/<linux>/include, we make sure that they remain available if we upgrade our kernel.
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 The Kernel may also run **kernel threads**, standard processes that exist only in kernel-space, like management threads that maintain the buffer and page caches. These processes are scheduled like normal processes and are allowed to sleep. The Kernel may also run **kernel threads**, standard processes that exist only in kernel-space, like management threads that maintain the buffer and page caches. These processes are scheduled like normal processes and are allowed to sleep.
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 +====== Concurrency and shared resources ======
 +  * Interrupts
 +  * Kernel preemption, causing the kernel to switch from the execution of one system call to another
 +  * Multiprocessing
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 +We need to keep as much local state as possible and use locking for the shared resources.
 +
 +===== Locks =====
 +  * Mutex, the main kernel locking primitive. Usable in contexts where sleeping is allowed.
 +  * Semaphores.
 +  * Spinlocks, used with code that is not allowed to sleep (interrupt handlers) or that doesn't want to sleep (critical sections). In single-core processors, it is better not to use spinlocks, as they would waist resources slowing down the lock owner (timeslice schedulers) or cause a deadlock (non-timeslice schedulers).
 +  * Alternatives:   Lock-free algorithms like Read Copy Update (RCU) and atomic operations.
  
 ====== Debugging ====== ====== Debugging ======
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 to restrict bisection to commits that touch [path]. to restrict bisection to commits that touch [path].
  
 +http://www.av8n.com/computer/htm/kernel-lockup.htm
 ====== Porting the kernel to ARM devices ====== ====== Porting the kernel to ARM devices ======
 [[http://www.digipedia.pl/usenet/thread/19011/33747/|ARM11 MPCore example]] [[http://www.digipedia.pl/usenet/thread/19011/33747/|ARM11 MPCore example]]
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                    time.h       time interrupt handlers and macros                    time.h       time interrupt handlers and macros
                                        
-====== Pandaboard ES ====== 
  
-  mkimage -A arm -T script -C none -n "Pandaboard boot script" -d boot.script boot.scr+====== Contributing ====== 
 + 
 +[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLBrBBImJt4|Write and Submit your first Linux kernel Patch]] 
 + 
 +https://kernelnewbies.org/FirstKernelPatch 
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 +https://kernelnewbies.org/Outreachyfirstpatch?action=show&redirect=OPWfirstpatch 
 + 
 +https://tapaswenipathak.wordpress.com/2014/10/11/tools-to-cleanup-linux-kernel/
  
-  # wget kernel sources +====== Testing ====== 
-  make CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- ARCH=arm omap2plus_defconfig +https://kernelci.org/
-  make CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- ARCH=arm menuconfig +
-  make CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- ARCH=arm -j4 all +
-  make CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- ARCH=arm uImage +
-  make CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- ARCH=arm modules +
-  make CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- ARCH=arm modules_install INSTALL_MOD_PATH=../dest_lib  +
-  mkinitramfs 3.4.10 -o initrd.img-3.4.10-0001-omap4 ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- +
-  # cp modules to exported rootfs +
-  +
  
 ====== Useful links ====== ====== Useful links ======
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 http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/ http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/
  
 +http://sysplay.in/blog/linux-device-drivers/2013/02/linux-device-drivers-for-your-girl-friend/
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