[FSUG-Bangalore] ieee and free software - gnu linux kerenel workshop

[Anivar Aravind]

On 9/10/08, Senthil Sundaram (sensunda) <sensunda at cisco.com> wrote:
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> hi,
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> though things are not yet confirmed .. we might have a gnu-linux kerenel
> worksop conducted by IBM Gnu/Linux Tech center
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> this is the rough agenda ... and discussion are still on between ieee and
> the ibm folks

Is it GNU Kernel (Hurd) workshop or Linux kernel workshop?

The agenda seems like a GNU/Linux workshop with special emphasis on kernel
You can name it as GNUtools and Linux kernel workshop


GNU/Linux is the Operating system
Linux is the kernel

Please remember IEEE's M$ offerings to students see
http://swatantran.blogspot.com/2008/07/ieee-wants-its-students-to-be-slaves.html
http://www.ieee.org/web/membership/students/branchresources/microsoftofferstudents.html

> -S
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> Gnu/Linux Kernel Workshop

Change it as Linux Kernel workshop

> Objective
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> Train students on essentials of Gnu/Linux internals, debugging, development
> tools and
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> working with the open source community.
>

Use the word free software
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html

> Prerequisites
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> Its expected that all participants will have:
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>  Basic knowledge of Operating Systems
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>  Good working knowledge of C
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> Hands-on experience desirable
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> Kernel programming experience is a bonus
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>  Basic scripting knowledge (ex: shell scripts)
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>  Working knowledge of Gnu/Linux. Ex:
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> ■
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> Booting a Gnu/Linux system
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> Basis system administration (adding/removing users etc)
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> ■
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> Basic commands (ls, ps, chmod, mkdir, vi, etc)
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> Agenda
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> 1) Basics of Gnu/Linux Programming & Tools (1 hour)
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>  Simple C programs
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>  Simple Makefiles
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>  gcc, stace, ltrace, gdb, objdump, nm, LD_PRELOAD [EXERCISE]
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>  Quick overview of a typical hardware on which Gnu/Linux runs (CPU, Memory,
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> Interrupt controller, IO Bus etc)
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>  Overview of the Gnu/Linux Kernel
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>  Kernel Layout
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>  Coding Style
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>  Important subsystems
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>  Kernel configuration
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>  Building and booting a new kernel [EXERCISE]
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> 2) Gnu/Linux Kernel Internals – An Overview (2 hours)
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>  Process and threads [EXERCISE]
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>  Memory Management [EXERCISE]
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>  Filesystems [EXERCISE]
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>  Interrupts and exceptions & System Calls [EXERCISE]
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>  Kernel synchronization
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> 3) Device Drivers (1 hour)
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>  Kernel module programming
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>  Char and block drivers
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>  ioctls
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>  Writing simple char device driver [EXERCISE]
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> 4) Kernel Debugging (2 hours)
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>  printk
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>  Dynamic instrumentation techniques
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>  SystemTap [EXERCISE]
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>  kexec/kdump/crash analysis [EXERCISE]
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> 5) Free software philosophy and how You can contribute (30 mins)
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>  Introduction to the free software community
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>  How to contribute
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>  New exciting areas of work in the kernel
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> Freedom matters in software society and soul
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