The Linux kernel is a monolithic kernel. It’s mainly one large program, but it closely interacts with other, distinct, programs such as drivers and kernel modules.

Operating systems provide entry points through system calls that allow user-level processes to request services from the kernel. It is important to distinguish between system calls and library ...

2nd course in the Advanced Embedded Linux Development .Instructor: Dan WalkesThis course provides an introduction to Kernel programming for the Linux operating system, and the development of Linux ...

This includes such things as whenever an inode is accessed, a module is loaded or a task is created. As of the 2.5.31 kernel, there were 88 different function pointers needed. The majority of these ...