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[OCLUG-Tech] thinking exercise: what new topics should be added to LKD3 to become LKD4?

  • Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] thinking exercise: what new topics should be added to LKD3 to become LKD4?
  • From: "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca>
  • Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:52:04 -0400 (EDT)
  probably the first of a number of things i'm going to crowdsource to
take advantage of all the linux expertise on this list.  as i've
mentioned (bragged about :-) before, i was the technical editor for
robert love's "linux kernel development" (3rd ed):

http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/Linux-Kernel-Development-Robert-Love/9780672329463-item.html?ikwid=linux+kernel+development&ikwsec=Books

and even though the book is only 2 years old, things have clearly
moved on in the world of the linux kernel, so in anticipation of
(someday) there being an LKD4 (although robert assures me not *this*
year), i want to start collecting updates and new topics for that
eventual edition.

  i started a wiki page here:

http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Updates_to_LKD3

that i need to get back to, and i'm particularly interested in what
would be new kernel features added within the last couple years that
definitely should be covered in such a book that aren't there now.

  example: threaded interrupt handlers.  currently not covered, but
definitely something that should be mentioned.

  another source for topics like this is the kernel newbies "changes"
page:

http://kernelnewbies.org/LinuxChanges


  anyway, while i'm working on this, i'm open to suggestions.  doesn't
need to get into detail, just a simple topic mention that i can add to
a list.

  thoughts?

rday

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