Hello world introduction.

[cascardo/kernel/old_slides/.git] / plano

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 intro
        linux
-               version history/evolution DO?
+               version history/evolution/compatibility DO A LITTLE
+               constant change, book is already outdated
+               current versioning/development model
                modules
-       kernel/user space
+               build dependencies
+               running new/bleeding-edge kernels
 
 concepts
-       robustness
+       kernel/user space
+               rings/levels/modes
+               memory protection/segmentation/pagination
+               library calls
+               allowed uses (floating point forbidden)
+               concurrency
+               small stack
+       libc/system calls
+       operating system functions
+               process management
+                       concurrency
+                       communication/IPC, scheduling
+               memory management
+                       address space
+                       virtual memory
+               filesystems
+               networking
+               device, I/O
+       robustness/security
                error checking
+               kernel space code
+               programming errors and bugs
+               restrict some operations to privileged users
+               do not send unzeored data (information leak)
+               do not trust received data (malformed data) (exploit)
+               risks for the machine/system/data
 
 basics
        Makefile
        Kconfig DO?
+       building linux DO?
        build
        init/exit
+       module macros
+       module parameters
+       config/build time options/parameters
+       sysfs interface for modules DO?
        printk
+       module loading/unloading/handling
 
 VFS
        center/hub/interface
        char/block/procfs/sysfs: all go through VFS to device
+       fops is the main structure in linux
        FS on top of block devices
                block layer
                exception: some on top of MTD devices
@@ -41,6 +75,7 @@ terminal/serial device DO? STUDY
 
 debugging techniques
        printk/procfs
+       debugfs DO? STUDY
        kgdb DO?
        trace DO?
        kprobe DO?