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debian cannot install kernel source
I want to use debian linux for my laptop again. So I took my old debian 6.0 cds and installed it.
From the last time I know, that I have to build the driver for my Atheros AR8151 Gigabit Ethernet ...
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Nested Linked List in Kernel [closed]
I have a Linux kernel (3.2) module that requires a nested linked list. The main linked list keep track of target programs. For each target program, we need to keep track of another linked list which ...
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What does a kernel source tree contain? Is this related to Linux kernel headers?
In books, I typically read references to the Linux Source Tree at /usr/src/linux with the usual set of subdirectories (arch, block, crypto, ...).
I was expecting this tree to contain the binary files ...
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Where to find this specific source (centos 2.6.18-53.el5PAE)
okay all my looking around on the normal kernel site ftp can't find it. I need specifically, the PAE version. I am compiling virtualbox and if you don't use the right source you get this lovely:
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Linux source, where are sys_umount and sys_mount system calls? [duplicate]
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Understanding the linux kernel source
I am sure that I must be missing something, here. I cannot for the life of me find the source code for these system calls. I can ...
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What's up with the metadata in the source? Are there tools for it?
I'm comparing two different kernel versions (one official, one from a manufacturer); there are thousands of file whose only difference is in metadata in the files.
The metadata looks like '$:Key: ...
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Understanding the Linux kernel source
I am trying to understand how a function, say mkdir, works by looking at the kernel source. This is an attempt to understand the kernel internals and navigate between various functions. I know mkdir ...
