Become a Linux Kernel Hacker and Write Your Own Module

M-Saunders (706738) writes "It might sound daunting, but kernel hacking isn't a mysterious black art reserved for the geekiest of programmers. With a bit of background knowledge, anyone with a grounding in C can implement a new kernel module and understand how the kernel works internally. Linux Voice explains how to write a module that creates a new device node, /dev/reverse, that reverses a string when it's written to it. Sure, it's not the most practical example in the world, but it's a good starting point for your own projects, and gives you an insight into how it all fits together."

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Very true...

[MindPrison]

...I remember my first meeting with Slackware, it was a Linux distro that provoked any user to learn stuff from scratch, and you HAD to use the command line (bash/shell) to install it if you wanted to use it. This forced me to learn Linux. (At least some of the basics)

It also came with a Kernel compilation system + all the needed libraries and packages, so compiling to your own computer was a few commands and worked right out of the box. And then my curiosity got piqued and this drove me to go into the configuration and find out how I could optimize my kernel to fit my needs. In the beginning it was a lot of trial and error, and it looked real daunting, but after a few tries - it wasn't nearly as scary. Before you knew it, I was coding my first stuff in C++. A lot of fun, actually.

So yeah, by all means - if you guys have the time, the curiosity, do go ahead and code something, but do yourself a favor - start off easy.