Arna-Maity / Linux-Kernel-Modules

Introductory Kernel Modules to know more about Kernel Programming.

Linux Kernel Modules

This repo contains some very basic linux kernel modules to illustrate the basic concepts of kernel programming.

Reference: The LKM programming Guide.

1. Basic Hello World Module.
2. Usage of __init & __exit macros.
3. Module Licensing and Documentation.
4. Module Parameters.
5. Simple Character Device Driver.
6. /proc File System Module.
7. /proc using Standard File System.
8. Managing procfs with seq_file.
9. IOCTL (Input/Output ConTroL).

Tracing syscalls while executing a program:

strace <prg-name> <args>

Some useful StackOverflow Threads:

1. proc_root
2. Using newer Kernel APIs
3. create_proc_entry() alternative

Courses on Basic Linux Kernel Development

1. A Beginners Guide to Linux Kernel Development (Linux Foundation)