Re: A blog for kernel development

-decade ago. And now I am happy to see its success. Happy Linux, Happy user. Regards, Amit Kumar On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 7:51 PM Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > On Fri, 11 Mar 2022, Amit Kumar wrote: > > > Hi, > > > Thank you for your replies. I am just laying the founda

Re: A blog for kernel development

On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 6:59 AM John A wrote: > > Where's the web address? Are you asking about my blog address? It's https://blog.freeark1.tv Thank you for your interest. > > V/r, > John > > aronetics.com > We Speak IT® > > --mobile-- > __

Re: A blog for kernel development

Hi, Thank you for your replies. I am just laying the foundation. After a couple of weeks, I will start posing about the Linux kernel on my blog. I am also planning to give online Linux kernel training after some time. This might be free. So, keep in touch. Regards, Amit Kumar On Thu, Mar 10

Re: A blog for kernel development

Hi, https://blog.freeark1.tv/2022/03/our-friend-printf.html I've added an email subscription to my blog, so please subscribe. Regards, Amit Kumar On Sat, Mar 5, 2022 at 8:55 AM Amit Kumar wrote: > > Hi, > I have started this mail thread to interact with other kernel > learner

Re: A blog for kernel development

, Robotics is on my radar. Regards, Amit Kumar On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 7:38 AM Ozgur Kara wrote: > > > > 10.03.2022, 04:30, "Amit Kumar" : > > Hi, > > > Hello, > > maybe if you want to be a kernel developer you should go to some reference > so

Re: A blog for kernel development

your views so that I can serve the purpose. Regards, Amit Kumar On Sat, Mar 5, 2022 at 8:55 AM Amit Kumar wrote: > > Hi, > I have started this mail thread to interact with other kernel > learners. I am also running a blog for stuff related to Linux kernel > development. > htt

Re: A blog for kernel development

I >will give it a shot. > > Links: > > [1]: Linux Kernel Module (LKM) Sandbox, > https://github.com/tpiekarski/lkm-sandbox > > > On 05.03.22 4:25 AM, Amit Kumar wrote: > > Hi, > > I have started this mail thread to interact with other kernel >

A blog for kernel development

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Re: My effort to learn Linux kernel development

https://github.com/martinezjavier/ldd3 On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 7:16 AM Amit Kumar wrote: > > Hi All, > Because the Linux kernel uses GCC extensions, this resource is > important for a Linux kernel learner. > https://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-c-manual/gnu-c-manual.pdf > >

Re: My effort to learn Linux kernel development

Hi All, Because the Linux kernel uses GCC extensions, this resource is important for a Linux kernel learner. https://www.gnu.org/software/gnu-c-manual/gnu-c-manual.pdf Regards, Amit Kumar On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 5:07 PM Amit Kumar wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 3:11 PM sri vathsa

Re: My effort to learn Linux kernel development

On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 3:11 PM sri vathsa wrote: > > Hi Amit, > > On Wed, Aug 11, 2021, 3:03 PM Amit Kumar wrote: >> >> >> I have got a resource which is about 5.4 LTS kernel. > > > Can u share that resource here, even I trying to > Understand

Re: My effort to learn Linux kernel development

I have got a resource which is about 5.4 LTS kernel. I think it will help me understand the latest Linux kernel. I will make sure to visit your suggestions once I finish that resource. Regards, Amit Kumar > Peace to ye all - Aruna > > > > > > > > > > > > &g

Re: My effort to learn Linux kernel development

On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 5:24 PM Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > On Fri, 23 Jul 2021, Amit Kumar wrote: > > ... lots of stuff snipped ... > > > Thanks for your words. I kindly request your mentorship. So that it > > will be easy for me to make my blog > > (

Re: My effort to learn Linux kernel development

On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 4:12 PM Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > On Fri, 23 Jul 2021, Amit Kumar wrote: > > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 8:26 PM Robert P. J. Day > > wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, 22 Jul 2021, Jules Irenge wrote: > > > > > > &

Re: My effort to learn Linux kernel development

On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 12:13 PM Greg KH wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 23, 2021 at 04:54:41AM +0530, Amit Kumar wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 8:26 PM Robert P. J. Day > > wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, 22 Jul 2021, Jules Irenge wrote: > > > > > >

Re: My effort to learn Linux kernel development

On Thu, Jul 22, 2021 at 8:26 PM Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > On Thu, 22 Jul 2021, Jules Irenge wrote: > > > I normally learn the kernel on weekends. Reading R. Love and > > practicing by coding what you learn is the best way. Also, trying to > > submit simple patches on some free time is a good

Re: My effort to learn Linux kernel development

Hi All, https://freeark1blog.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-minimal-c-program-continued.html On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 7:31 PM Amit Kumar wrote: > > Hi All, > > I am just here to inform that I am trying to learn Linux kernel > development. If someone wants to follow me, so that he

Re: Interested in kernel development

C program is coming soon. Please, stay tuned. Regards, Amit Kumar https://twitter.com/freeark1 On Wed, Jul 21, 2021 at 10:27 PM Athul Joy wrote: > > Hi Amit, > I am Athul Joy. I am a software developer. I have seen your mail on the > Kernelnewbies mailing list. I have similar inte

My effort to learn Linux kernel development

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Re: Was there a way to bind a shared memory object onto a fixed physical memory address?

On Mon, Apr 20, 2020, 08:33 kipade wrote: > Im sorry that my there were something wrong about my notebook for a half > of month. > > Here, I want to use system shared memory API to share data across > processes, but I want it use a specified > It's simple. As you are mentioning the API, so study

Re: [OSSNA] Intro to kernel hacking tutorial

On Mon, Sep 2, 2019, 07:21 Tobin C. Harding wrote: > On Sun, Sep 01, 2019 at 05:30:23AM +0530, Amit Kumar wrote: > > Hi, > > I think now your tutorial should be ready. > > I do not understand what this means sorry. Is it a request for action? > The tutorial was a coupl

Re: [OSSNA] Intro to kernel hacking tutorial

Hi, I think now your tutorial should be ready. Regards, Amit Kumar On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 2:59 PM Tobin C. Harding wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 12:36:58PM +0300, Dan Carpenter wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 05, 2019 at 12:50:55PM +1000, Tobin C. Harding wrote: > > > Ou

Re: [OSSNA] Intro to kernel hacking tutorial

On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 9:02 AM Amit Kumar wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 5, 2019 at 8:21 AM Tobin C. Harding wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I am doing a tutorial at OSSNA in San Diego on getting into kernel > > hacking. I'm only a couple of years deep into kernel

Re: [OSSNA] Intro to kernel hacking tutorial

g with that > you really want to learn? Thank you. Where can I find your tutorial? Regards, Amit Kumar > Current format/content: the tutorial will attempt to bridge the gap in > the learning process between the 'first patch' page on kernelnewbies.org > wiki and being 'comfortable'

Re: Unable to understand a piece of code

On Mon, 20 May 2019, 6:54 am Tobin C. Harding, wrote: > On Mon, May 20, 2019 at 05:37:41AM +0530, Amit Kumar wrote: > > HI, > > > > mm/slub.c: line 3973 > > int __kmem_cache_shrink(struct kmem_cache *s) > > { > > int node; > > int i; > &g

Unable to understand a piece of code

__n = get_node(__s, __node))) As we see for loop is based on node. Thanks in advance. Regards, Amit Kumar ___ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies

Re: Virtual To Physical Address Translation

On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 3:03 PM Amit Kumar wrote: > > On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 5:52 PM Aruna Hewapathirane > wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to wrap my head around the virtual to physical memory address > > translation. For example let's

Re: Virtual To Physical Address Translation

e address 0x81c001c0 translated to 0x812317a0 > ? At the moment I am unable to provide you a pointer, but I have read somewhere that kernel uses random numbers to relocate addresses for the sake of cracking. I am reading up on page tables and page offsets just

Re: BeagleBone Black patches

On Wed, May 15, 2019 at 12:53 PM Shyam Saini wrote: > > > Hi, > > Hi Amit, > > > > > I have started trying my hands on BBB. When I use this repo, > > https://github.com/RobertCNelson/linux-dev > > to build BBB kernel, patches are applied on mainline/stable kernel release. > > > > When I build

BeagleBone Black patches

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Re: development in python

Hi, I am watching https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pqn5hIrz3A8 GDB debugger extension is written in python. So you may work to debug the kernel and also write extensions if needed. Regards, Amit Kumar On Mon, 13 May 2019, 6:22 am Valdis Klētnieks, wrote: > On Sun, 12 May 2019 19:05:29 +0

Re: Kernel Newbies India Page

On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 11:38 PM Jitendra <jkhas...@gmail.com> wrote: > FYI, I forgot to add India page link > > https://kernelnewbies.org/KernelNewbiesIndia > > You may contact Sandeep Verma. https://kernelnewbies.org/SandeepVerma

Re: Where could I get source code for Atmel 641t touchscreen?

a kernel newbie. Have you got any manual with this device? If yes then, please provide scanned images or photos of the manual. Last but not least, It may take a bit of time. Regards, Amit Kumar ___ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.o

Re: Where could I get source code for Atmel 641t touchscreen?

driver fo this device. > However, i could not find the kernel of freescale. > > Probably you where looking for this tree, https://github.com/Freescale/linux-fslc > Regards, > Amit Kumar > >> >> >> ___ >> Kerneln

Re: Where could I get source code for Atmel 641t touchscreen?

my search is pointing to: > http://elixir.free-electrons.com/linux/latest/source/drivers/input/touchscreen/atmel_mxt_ts.c I'll suggest to double check your model number. Regards, Amit Kumar > > > ___ > Kernelnewbies mailing list >

Re: Kernel build warnings

On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 11:48 AM <valdis.kletni...@vt.edu> wrote: > On Tue, 08 Aug 2017 05:36:34 -0000, Amit Kumar said: > > > When I compile arm64/defconfig kernel with W=1, build emits a lot of > > warnings. When patch is required to be "build clean" then why

Kernel build warnings

Hi, When I compile arm64/defconfig kernel with W=1, build emits a lot of warnings. When patch is required to be "build clean" then why warnings are there? I want to understand. Thanks in advance. Regards, Amit Kumar ___ Kernelnewbies ma

Re: How Kernel command line parameters passed to kernel.

On Thu, Jun 1, 2017 at 11:07 AM Madhu K wrote: > Hi All, > > I have a doubt, how kernel command line parameters are passed to kernel > space. Before device tree, we used to pass command line parameters using > ATAGS. But after device tree we are not using ATAGS. How we are

Re: How to get patches from e-mail client?

ne by one. http://flavioleitner.blogspot.in/2011/03/patch-workflow-with-mutt-and-git.html I think for the time being it is OK. > > On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 4:16 PM, Nicholas Mc Guire <der.h...@hofr.at> wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 08:02:32AM +, Amit Kumar wrote: > &

Re: How to get patches from e-mail client?

On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 08:16:20AM +, Nicholas Mc Guire wrote: > On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 08:02:32AM +0000, Amit Kumar wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 03:52:42PM +0800, Rock Lee wrote: > > > Hi: > > > If I want to get a patch and use "git am" to merge i

Re: How to get patches from e-mail client?

On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 08:02:32AM +, Amit Kumar wrote: > On Mon, Apr 17, 2017 at 03:52:42PM +0800, Rock Lee wrote: > > Hi: > > If I want to get a patch and use "git am" to merge it into my project, > > how can I do? I mean I can copy and paste a patch from my e

Re: How to get patches from e-mail client?

provided by git. I think this will help. Regards, Amit Kumar > > -- > Cheers, > Rock > > ___ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org > https://li

Re: Error while sending a mail from mutt

On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 09:57:25AM +0200, Sebastien Masson wrote: > On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 05:19:08AM +0000, Amit Kumar wrote: > > On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 01:02:48AM +0530, AYAN KUMAR HALDER wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am trying to send a mail using mut

Re: How to contribute (was Re: Kernelnewbies Digest, Vol 77, Issue 7

On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 12:01:42PM +0530, Aishwarya Pant wrote: > On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 08:34:51AM -0400, valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote: > > On Wed, 12 Apr 2017 10:30:27 +0800, Tran Ly Vu said: > > > > > How exactly do i start to contribute to linux community, i.e fix bug, etc > > > > Step 0:

Re: Error while sending a mail from mutt

s .msmtprc in $HOME Install msmtp NB: ca trust file location for debian based system is different. If any doubt, please mail. Regards, Amit Kumar > > Regards, > Ayan Kumar Halder > > ___ > Kernelnewbies mailing l

Kernel merge warning

merge.renamelimit? Thanks in advance for any help. Regards, Amit Kumar ___ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies

Re: Query regarding emxx_udc

On Fri, Feb 03, 2017 at 01:34:11PM +0530, Deeksha varshney wrote: > In the checkpatch.pl for the file drivers/staging /emxx_udc/emxx_udc.c > there are checks for Camel case naming . How should I send patches for > them? I mean there are Epn_ type variables should I correct them all in one > patch

Re: A bit of quilt

On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 10:51:37AM +0100, Greg KH wrote: > On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 09:08:15AM +0000, Amit Kumar wrote: > > On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 08:10:56AM +0100, Greg KH wrote: > > > On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 05:11:32AM +, Amit Kumar wrote: > > > > On Wed, Fe

Re: A bit of quilt

On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 08:10:56AM +0100, Greg KH wrote: > On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 05:11:32AM +0000, Amit Kumar wrote: > > On Wed, Feb 01, 2017 at 01:54:16PM +0000, Amit Kumar wrote: > > > Hi, > > > As I know quilt is used by maintainers. But kernel source code is >

Re: A bit of quilt

On Wed, Feb 01, 2017 at 01:54:16PM +, Amit Kumar wrote: > Hi, > As I know quilt is used by maintainers. But kernel source code is > maintained in git repo. So I want to know how git and quilt work > together. I have found a video in which Mr. GregKH has explained how he app

Re: Which repository to clone ?

On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 03:29:39AM +, Amit Kumar wrote: > On Thu, Feb 02, 2017 at 05:35:27AM +0530, srishti sharma wrote: > > Also my compiler is saying things like , cyclomatic complexity > > followed by (i think) the parts it is compiling like driver names . > > Also

Re: Which repository to clone ?

ave to do it last time I built the kernel You may use this link, https://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/linux-next.html In summary, first you clone main upstream tree then add linux-next tree. Whenever you want to create a patch, create a topic branch from the latest

A bit of quilt

as a backend for quilt mail. Last but not least, I think if a developer starts using quilt to maintain his diferent versions of a patch, it will ease a maintainer job. Regards, Amit Kumar ___ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org

Re: Build error

On Sun, Jan 29, 2017 at 1:48 PM Ozgur Karatas <mued...@goosey.org> wrote: > > > 29.01.2017, 10:05, "Amit Kumar" <free.amit.ku...@gmail.com>: > > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 12:31 PM Greg KH <g...@kroah.com> wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 11:0

Re: Build error

On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 12:31 PM Greg KH <g...@kroah.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 11:08:48AM +0530, Amit Kumar wrote: > > Hi, > > For last several days when I build arm64/defconfig even against > > next-20170125, I > > get the following error. > &

Build error

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Website URL problem

Hi, I found this URL( http://janitor.kernelnewbies.org/) in LDD3 by Greg KH and others. But it takes to a page saying "This is the home machine of Rik van Riel." and there some links. I think there is something wrong with DNS settings. Regards,

Re: Kconfig recursion error

On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 2:21 PM Greg KH <g...@kroah.com> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 07:54:48AM +0000, Amit Kumar wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 12:27 PM Greg KH <g...@kroah.com> wrote: > > > > > On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 04:36:57AM +, Amit Kumar w

Re: Kconfig recursion error

On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 10:32 PM Blatinox <blati...@lse.epita.fr> wrote: > Hi Amit, > > On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 11:30:06 +0000 > Amit Kumar <free.amit.ku...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 4:51 PM Amit Kumar <free.amit.ku...@gmail.com> > >

Re: Kconfig recursion error

On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 4:51 PM Amit Kumar <free.amit.ku...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > When I configure kernel like, > CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabi- ARCH=arm make omap2plus_defconfig > I get error as follows, > HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep > HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/co

Kconfig recursion error

think Documentation/kbuild/Kconfig.recursion-issue-02 is applicable, because REMOTEPROC is mentioned in depends on and select at different places. Regards, Amit Kumar ___ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.

Re: patch against linux-next

On Tue, Nov 22, 2016, 1:44 PM Greg KH <g...@kroah.com> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 01:48:22AM +0000, Amit Kumar wrote: > > Hi, > > > > As far as I know that linux-next tree is a preview of patches which will > be > > merged in the mainline kernel. >

Re: patch against linux-next

On Tue, Nov 22, 2016, 8:41 AM Ruben Safir <ru...@mrbrklyn.com> wrote: > On 11/21/2016 08:48 PM, Amit Kumar wrote: > > Hi, > > > > As far as I know that linux-next tree is a preview of patches which will > be > > merged in the mainline kernel. I've noticed tha

patch against linux-next

Hi, As far as I know that linux-next tree is a preview of patches which will be merged in the mainline kernel. I've noticed that recently linux-next is updated with a gap. Can a patch be created against linux-next tree? A kernel newbie, Amit Kumar

Re: Which header file?

On Thu, Nov 17, 2016 at 5:00 AM <valdis.kletni...@vt.edu> wrote: > On Wed, 16 Nov 2016 21:01:19 +0000, Amit Kumar said: > > > In linux/include/linux/atomic.h, there are two files included > asm/atomic.h > > and asm/barrier.h. Both files are present in linux/include/

Which header file?

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Re: Understanding Platform devices and platform drivers.

ces and platform data? > free-electrons.com/doc/training/linux-kernel/linux-kernel-slides.pdf > You may find about platform device and platform driver implementation from > page 147 onwards. > A kernel newbie, Amit Kumar > > Regards, > Madhu > ___

Re: The sequence of the built in kernel module be probed

rder in which the modules are linked by moving their > location in the Makefile. > > http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/Documentation/kbuild/kbuild.txt There is a modules.order file which records the order of modules in the Makefile. > Hope this helps

Re: [PATCH] INITEST: Documentation: Explains how INITEST works.

Sorry, kernelnewbies address has been added by git-send-email. I was testing by sending to myself. I sent this patch as a test patch on this mailing list before and downloaded. I'll be cautious in future to review recipient list. On Wed, Oct 5, 2016, 5:00 PM Amit Kumar <free.amit

Re: Booting of Linux kernel

a particular address. Thanks > Krishna > ___ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org > https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > -- Regards, Amit Kumar Twitter: @freeark1 Only Numbers Can Command. ___

Re: Does a kernel developer need a hardware to do kernel development?

On Sat, Oct 1, 2016, 7:28 AM <valdis.kletni...@vt.edu> wrote: > On Fri, 30 Sep 2016 23:07:11 -0000, Amit Kumar said: > > > Does a kernel developer need a hardware (e.g. board) to do kernel > > development? > > That *really* depends on exactly what part of the ker

Does a kernel developer need a hardware to do kernel development?

. How to setup mutt to download patches? -- Regards, Amit Kumar Twitter: @freeark1 Only Numbers Can Command. ___ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies

Re: [PATCH] INITEST: Documentation: Explains how INITEST works.

patch", not real one. It has been answered by Mr. Bjorn Mork and you. This patch was merely to check whether my patch format is acceptable to the kernel community. -- Regards, Amit Kumar Twitter: @freeark1 Only Numbers Can Command. ___ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies

Re: [PATCH] INITEST: Documentation: Explains how INITEST works.

Hi, Thank you for your reply. I'll follow your suggestion. On Fri, Sep 30, 2016, 11:19 AM Bjørn Mork <bj...@mork.no> wrote: > Amit Kumar <free.amit.ku...@gmail.com> writes: > > > Signed-off-by: Amit Kumar <free.amit.ku...@gmail.com> > > > > This i

[PATCH] INITEST: Documentation: Explains how INITEST works.

Signed-off-by: Amit Kumar <free.amit.ku...@gmail.com> This is a test patch. Is this patch in right format? --- Documentation/initest.txt | 7 +++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/initest.txt diff --git a/Documentation/initest.txt b/Documentation/inite