sysprog21/lkmpg resource
The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide (updated for 5.0+ kernels) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
86/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 60
- Longevity 100
Flags: prerelease_only
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 0
- age_days: 1869
- days_rel: 107
- days_push: 10
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
8572 stars · 621 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
An actively maintained edition of The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide, updated for 5.x and 6.x kernels with working example code. It is a free book (TeX source, PDF/HTML builds) covering kernel module development, character device drivers, synchronization, memory management, and DMA.
Use cases
- learn how to write linux kernel modules
- tutorial for writing a linux device driver
- understand kernel synchronization like mutexes spinlocks and RCU
- examples of character device drivers for modern kernels
- learn procfs sysfs and debugfs kernel interfaces
- how to pass parameters to a kernel module
- learn DMA and memory-mapped I/O in the linux kernel
When to choose
- you want up-to-date kernel module documentation for 5.x/6.x kernels with runnable examples
- you are learning Linux kernel or driver development from scratch
- you need a free, well-structured reference on kernel programming interfaces
When to avoid
- you need documentation for kernels older than 5.x
- you want general Linux user-space programming rather than kernel-space development
- you need driver development for non-Linux operating systems
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
documentation developer-tools operating-systems developer-tools tutorials documentation cross-platform linux-kernel kernel-modules device-drivers book c kernel-programming linux
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sysprog21/lkmpg · fetched 2026-08-28 · e39e1ab9e9a5
- homepage: https://sysprog21.github.io/lkmpg/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 37dea28395e8
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| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
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| sysprog21/lkmpg | main | 86 |
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