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    A book-in-progress about the Linux kernel and its insides.

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    Updated 7/22/2026
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    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides an in-depth, continuously updated book explaining Linux kernel internals and low-level system concepts.
    • Offers detailed, practical knowledge about Linux kernel internals that evolves with modern kernel versions for accurate learning.
    • Use for developers seeking to understand Linux kernel architecture and source code for system-level programming.
    • Use for students and engineers wanting to deepen their knowledge of assembly language and C in the context of Linux internals.
    • Use for contributors aiming to improve or extend Linux kernel features by gaining comprehensive insights into kernel mechanisms.

    About linux-insides

    Linux insides

    This repository contains a book-in-progress about the Linux kernel and its insides.

    The goal of this project is simple – to share knowledge about the Linux kernel internals and related low-level topics. If you’re curious about what’s under the hood, see the Table of Contents.

    [!IMPORTANT] I started writing this series when the latest version of the kernel was 3.18. A lot has changed since then, and I am in progress of updating the content to reflect modern kernels (v6.16+). I’ll continue revising the posts as the kernel evolves.

    Requirements

    [!TIP] You can get started with Assembler with my other series of posts about the Assembly programming.

    Translations

    Thanks to the volunteers, the posts about Linux are translated into different languages.

    [!NOTE] The translations may diverge from the original content.

    Contribution

    Read the Contribution guide to learn how to contribute to the project. When contributing, make sure to follow the Code of Conduct.

    If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to ping me at Twitter @0xAX, add an issue, or drop me an email.

    Mailing list

    There is a Google group mailing list ([email protected]) for learning the kernel source code.

    To join the group, send an email to [email protected]. You will receive a confirmation email. After replying to it, you will be added to the mailing list.

    [!TIP] If you have a Google account, you can simply open the archive page and click Apply to join group. You will be approved automatically.

    License

    This project is licensed under the BY-NC-SA Creative Commons.

    Author

    The technical content is written by @0xAX.

    Additional big thanks to @klaudiagrz for text improvements.

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