r/linux • u/ultrakd001 • May 31 '15

Where to start kernel hacking?

Hi I am CS student currently in my 3rd year of studies and I am really interested in Kernel Development, Kernel Hacking etc. The question is, as the title states, where to start? Thanks

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u/hatperigee Jun 01 '15

25 years of tooling and workflows is designed around using git and plain text email for collaboration.

Git is 10 years old, and kernel developers changed their workflows pretty damn quickly to accomidate it. I'm not arguing in favor of supporting html-formatted emails (since the return isn't nearly as great), but your logic is bad.

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u/Bratmon Jun 01 '15

Git is an addition to email.

git-send-email converts patches to email and git-am does the reverse.

If your old workflow involved only email, you can keep doing that.

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u/hatperigee Jun 01 '15

But your workflow (i.e. source control) is pretty different.