Pages in category gentoo linux people the following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. Greg kroahhartman i have several books from oreillys in a nutshell series and like them all. About the author greg kroahhartman has been building the linux kernel since 1996 and started writing linux kernel drivers in 1999. He is also the maintainer of the udev and hotplug userspace programs, as well as being a gentoo kernel maintainer, ensuring that his email inbox is never empty.
Resources for things you should never do in the kernel. This time we take a look inside developers workspaces to learn even more about what makes them tick and how to collaborate with some of the top talent in all of software. Greg kroahhartman on meltdown, spectre and the linux kernel. But only now its marked as lts because linux kernel 5.
In other words, it runs in the background and acts as a system and service manager for linuxbased operating systems. Linux kernel developer and maintainer greg kroahhartman takes on a short tour of his workspace. The linux foundation provides linux creator linus torvalds and lead maintainer greg kroahhartman a neutral home where linux kernel development can be protected and accelerated. He is also the maintainer of the udev and hotplug userspace programs, as well as being a gentoo kernel maintainer, ensuring that his. Greg kroahhartman gkh is a major linux kernel developer. For more information on menuconfig, refer to chapter 4 of greg kroahhartmans linux kernel in a nutshell, the gentoo wiki page, and bruce dubbs considerations when configuring the linux kernel from linux from scratch. Greg kroahhartman 429 russell king 398 david miller 390 eric dumazet 337 kernel releases 3. Because of this, greg kroahhartman decided that the choice of the lts kernel needed to change to a method in which companies can plan on using the lts kernel in their products. Greg kroahhartman has been writing linux kernel drivers since 1999, and is currently the maintainer for the usb, pci, i2c, driver core, and sysfs kernel subsystems. The central issue, of course, was that he devoted a large portion of the talk to showing that canonical contributes fewer patches to the linux kernel than many other. In addition, the gentoo kernel overview wiki page, and greg kroahhartmans linux.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. This is the fifth profile in our 30week series that shares the stories of 30 linux kernel developers. Pci hotplug tools and drivers pcihpview for linux compaq pci hotplug drivers. Now that we have the incremental patch link we download it and verify the gpg key. Good signature from greg kroahhartman linux kernel stable release signing key unknown gpg. To get a few easy questions out of the way, heres a short biography about me any my history. The linux foundation supporting open source ecosystems. Sakakis efi install guidesetting up the gnome 3 desktop. He created the udev program and maintains the linux hotplug userspace project.
As the opening keynote at the linux plumbers conference, greg kroahhartman delivered a talk entitled the linux ecosystem, where do you fit in it there were, lets say, a few elements of it which i found objectionable. Finally retired my last traditional linux distro box yesterday, its all rollingrelease linux systems for me. Treat interrupt acpi resources as always being activelow heiko carstens 1. A desktop quick reference in a nutshell oreilly kindle edition by kroahhartman, greg. Sign up for your own profile on github, the best place to host code, manage projects, and build software alongside 40 million developers. You can see all the profiles to date on our special features page.
He is currently the maintainer of the usb, pci,driver core,andsysfs subsystems in the kernel source tree and is also one half of thestable kernel release team. In this section, well be loosely following chapter 7 of the gentoo. The website of gentoo, a flexible linux distribution. Gadget drivers actually drive all that youre occupied with plates, screens, consoles, modems everything outside the pc chip and memory. Renowned kernel maintainer greg kroahhartman revealed in august 2019 that the next lts kernel would be the last released kernel of the year. I am trying out arch linux on my macbook as i wanted to see how that distro was due to. Usb tools and drivers usbview for linux io networks edgeport usb linux driver. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading linux kernel in a nutshell. The first computer that he ever used was a radio shack trs80, model 3, and the first piece of code that he ever wrote were programs in basic that ended up being used by his parents for different volunteer tasks they were involved in at the time rf.
There is no indication that the signature belongs to the owner. Greg kroahhartman has been building the linux kernel since 1996 and started writing linux kernel drivers in 1999. Usbview and other linux usb stuff greg kroahhartman. He is a gentoo linux developer as well as the coauthor of the third edition of. Allowing necessary licenses, then downloading kernel sources and. Name greg kroahhartman, but commonly known as greg kh.
He is a gentoo linux developer as well as the coauthor of the third edition of the. Way back in 2005, the reorganization of gentoo led to the formation of the gentoo council, a steering body elected annually by the gentoo developers. I run gentoo linux on my servers and my build machine. Write and submit your first linux kernel patch youtube. He is currently the maintainer of the usb, pci, driver core and sysfs subsystems in the kernel source tree and is also one half of the stable kernel release team. Welcome to 30 linux kernel developer workspaces in 30 weeks. Forward 15 years, and today we had our 200th meeting. As of april 20 he is the linux kernel maintainer for the stable branch, the staging subsystem. Linux kernel in a nutshell by greg kroahhartman, 9780596100797, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Failing that, ive found good ol knoppix and arbitrary. Driving me nuts things you never should do in the kernel.
This week we talk to linux stable kernel maintainer and linux foundation fellow greg kroahhartman. This article about an engineer, inventor or industrial designer is a stub. The first in a series that illustrates where linux kernel developers do their art. A full list of kernel sources with short descriptions can be found by searching. This is the first in a 30week series that takes a new approach to the original series, 30 linux kernel developers in 30 weeks. The rule became one kernel will be picked each year, and will be maintained for two years.
Greg kroahhartman is a kernel champion, devfs headsman and inexplicable lover of pci hotplug subsystems. Gnulinux is a free and open source software operating system for computers. Linus torvalds and greg kroahhartman both have new linux. As of april 20 he is the linux kernel maintainer for the stable branch, the staging subsystem, usb, driver core. What is th latest version of linux device driver book by greg kroahhartman.
This one might be near the top of the list out of the ones i have, as its topnotch. Greg kroahhartman might as well just mark it as such now, to head off the constant questions. By greg kroahhartman as a core member of the linux kernel team, greg will show us how to write a kernel patch. The operating system is a collection of the basic instructions that tell the electronic parts of. Linus torvalds and greg kroahhartman both have new linux in mind 4. Grml is nice because i can install grmlrescueboot, download an iso, put it in bootgrml and have it available through grub, no fuss however i havent actually needed to use it to rescue things yet, happily. This key is not certified with a trusted signature. About the authors linux device drivers, 3rd edition book. Contribute to gregkhkernel development development by creating an account on github. Media in category greg kroahhartman the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Greg kroahhartman has been building the linux kernel since 1996 and. Linux kernel chief exits suse, takes vendorneutral. And to preempt the ask, its arch linux almost everywhere laptop, workstation, cloud servers, coreos.
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