Anatomy of the Linux kernel: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-linux-kernel/
A very nice pictorial start point to explore. Inside the Linux boot process: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-linuxboot/index.html This is one of the most informative I found on the topic. Short & sweet. Don't forget to checkout the Resources section of the articles. -- Soyuz
