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A highly automated, thoroughly documented emulation setup for studying and developing the Linux kernel, kernel modules, QEMU, gem5, and userland/baremetal assembly across x86_64 and ARM. Everything builds from source via Buildroot and crosstool-NG, with working GDB step debugging, KGDB, and automated tests.

Use cases

• learn linux kernel development with qemu emulation
• debug kernel modules with gdb and kgdb
• build linux kernel and buildroot from source
• study arm and x86_64 baremetal assembly
• set up a gem5 simulation environment
• experiment with kernel hacks in a sandboxed vm

When to choose

• you want a reproducible, fully-from-source kernel development and debugging environment
• you are learning kernel internals, modules, or systems programming on x86_64 or ARM
• you need GDB/KGDB step debugging of the kernel and userland out of the box

When to avoid

• you only need to build or package a kernel for production deployment
• you want a lightweight tutorial without heavy Docker/QEMU build requirements
• you work exclusively on non-Linux hosts without Docker support

Facets

learning-resource · maturity active

developer-tools simulation testing documentation operating-systems developer-tools education embedded-systems cli linux-kernel kernel-modules qemu buildroot gem5 gdb kgdb emulation arm x86-64 baremetal assembly linux docker

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