Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderqemu is a good way to experience with kernel hacking Hopefully someone can update the LDD(linux device driver) and Linux kernel books. In fact Linux Foundation should sponsor such efforts since technical book like this is hard to make any profit.
Many things that you may have wanted to do with a kernel module can now be done more easily and safely with eBPF. https://ebpf.io/get-started/ Nevertheless, the OP is a classic guide and worth a read.
Nice, I remember reading the old 2007 version a few years ago, so nice to see it's been updated for modern linux. Perhaps one of the authors could update the old page to notify/direct users to the new version? Still ranks first when I google for it Old version: https://tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.6/html/lkmpg.html
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 3
- Total points
- 1126
- Total comments
- 106
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-02 | The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide | nixcraft | 6 | 0 |
| 2021-08-23 | Linux Kernel Module Programming GuideFirst breakout | belter | 339 | 42 |
| 2023-05-02 | The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide | asicsp | 386 | 27 |
| 2024-07-27 | The Linux Kernel Module Programming GuideBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | wrycoder | 395 | 37 |