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Documentation/kernel-docs.txt: Add 4 paper/book references 



Background/Reasoning:

Books:
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 * Linux Kernel Networking by Rami Rosen
   While some parts are quite short and could be
   more carefully explained it's still a good recomendation
   for understanding linux kernel networking, (IMHO)

* Linux Treiber entwickeln:
  It sure is a drawback that this is a german book.
  But it's quite recent, well structured and there are also
  other non-english (spanish) books/papers in this list.

Papers:
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  * On Submitting kernel Patches
    Contains 2 case studies of bigger patch sets and how (or how not)
    they were merged. I found it helpful

  * Tracing the Way of Data in a TCP Connection through the Linux Kernel
    Since this was written by me this inclusion may be a bit biased :p
    Neitherless I think this gives a good introduction on
    understanding/exploring linux internals using ftrace and an overview
    of Linux TCP internals.

[mchehab@s-opensource.com: rebased to apply before rename]

Signed-off-by: default avatarRichard Sailer <richard@weltraumpflege.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@s-opensource.com>
parent 83d4d3c9

Documentation/kernel-docs.txt

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         device driver. It describes the code for module initialization and

         device driver. It describes the code for module initialization and

         cleanup, as well as the open() and close() system calls*.

         cleanup, as well as the open() and close() system calls*.





     * Title: **On submitting kernel Patches**



       :Author: Andi Kleen

       :URL: http://halobates.de/on-submitting-kernel-patches.pdf

       :Keywords: patches, review process, types of submissions, basic rules, case studies

       :Description: This paper gives several experience values on what types of patches

         there are and how likley they get merged.

       :Abstract:

         [...]. This paper examines some common problems for

          submitting larger changes and some strategies to avoid problems.



     * Title: **Tracing the Way of Data in a TCP Connection through the Linux Kernel**

       :Author: Richard Sailer

       :URL: https://archive.org/details/linux_kernel_data_flow_short_paper

       :Keywords: Linux Kernel Networking, TCP, tracing, ftrace

       :Description: A seminar paper explaining ftrace and how to use it for

         understanding linux kernel internals,

         illustrated at tracing the way of a TCP packet through the kernel.

       :Abstract: *This short paper outlines the usage of ftrace a tracing framework

         as a tool to understand a running Linux system.

         Having obtained a trace-log a kernel hacker can read and understand

         source code more determined and with context.

         In a detailed example this approach is demonstrated in tracing

         and the way of data in a TCP Connection through the kernel.

         Finally this trace-log is used as base for more a exact conceptual

         exploration and description of the Linux TCP/IP implementation.*



     * Title: **The Devil's in the Details**

     * Title: **The Devil's in the Details**





       :Author: Georg v. Zezschwitz and Alessandro Rubini.

       :Author: Georg v. Zezschwitz and Alessandro Rubini.
@@ -547,6 +574,24 @@ BOOKS: (Not on-line) 
       :Pages: 440

       :Pages: 440

       :ISBN: 978-0672329463

       :ISBN: 978-0672329463





     * Title: **Linux Kernel Networking: Implementation and Theory**



       :Author: Rami Rosen

       :Publisher: Apress

       :Date: December 22, 2013

       :Pages: 648

       :ISBN: 978-1430261964



     * Title: **Linux Treiber entwickeln**



       :Author: Jürgen Quade, Eva-Katharina Kunst

       :Publisher: dpunkt.verlag

       :Date: Oct 2015 (4th edition)

       :Pages: 688

       :ISBN: 978-3-86490-288-8

       :Note: German. The third edition from 2011 is

          much cheaper and still quite up-to-date.



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