I'm a Linux poseur. But a new Linux book, Greg Kroah-Hartman's Linux Kernel in a Nutshell, could help people like me get some real technical chops. I've had nerd tendencies for decades.

Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Kernel In this chapter, we introduce some of the basics of the Linux kernel: where to get its source, how to compile it, and how to install the new kernel. We then ...

The makers of systems programming language Rust are looking at how to adapt the language for use in the Linux kernel. Josh Triplett, a former Intel engineer and a lead of the Rust language team ...

I'm really having troubles with my lab for an OS class I'm taking (Here's the lab for the curious) and I was wondering if anyone had some good references such as a book or a website. Or perhaps ...

The Google-backed project to make Rust a second programming language in Linux kernel development after C just took it's next big step. Key to the project is Spain-based developer Miguel Ojeda, who ...

Even Linux, readily accessible and with its system of run-time-loaded kernel modules and modifiable source code, makes it hard.

To understand the book, you already should be familiar with IP networking protocols and the basics of kernel programming for Linux or another UNIX operating systems.

This course provides an introduction to Kernel programming for the Linux operating system, and the development of Linux kernel drivers for Embedded devices. The Yocto build system is introduced, which ...

The memory safe programming language will join C and the other traditional languages developers use to create new pieces and drivers of the ubiquitous open source kernel.

An analysis of the 5.7 million lines of Linux source code shows that it contains fewer bugs per thousand lines of code than commercial counterparts. By Michelle Delio.