From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1750705AbWFOXDs (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Jun 2006 19:03:48 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750736AbWFOXDs (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Jun 2006 19:03:48 -0400 Received: from nsfone.fone.net ([206.168.68.96]:10641 "EHLO nsfone.fone.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750705AbWFOXDr (ORCPT ); Thu, 15 Jun 2006 19:03:47 -0400 Message-ID: <02c101c690cf$fa66d0f0$6401a8c0@gramdmasfury> From: "Tyler Littlefield" To: Subject: a newbie with the kernel--a few questions Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:03:54 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-PMX-Version: 4.7.1.128075, Antispam-Engine: 2.4.0.264935, Antispam-Data: 2006.6.15.145433 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello list, I have a couple questions. First, I want to get into kernel programming. It looks kinda, imposing with the directories and everything. How do you know what is what? If you want to write something, how do you know where to put it in so that it conflict with other things? Also, how do you know what functions are where? I guess I am just looking for something on the design of the kernel, probably its structure when looking at the source code. thanks, ~~TheCreator~~ website: http://tysplace.shaned.net msn: compgeek134@hotmail.com aim: st8amnd2005 skype: st8amnd127 moo coder/wizard and administrator