Featured LDN Articles
The Kernel Newbie Corner: Your First Loadable Kernel Module
By Rob Day
This is the first in a series of articles aimed at the beginning kernel programmer, designed to lead the kernel newbie through the basics of writing and compiling their first kernel module, and getting increasingly sophisticated from there. Everything that will happen in this space is meant to be fully hands-on, and you're all welcome to play along.
Generating Graphs with gnuplot, Part 1
By Ben Martin
The gnuplot package can be used to generate some very slick two and three dimensional graphs. Tools such as IOzone make use of gnuplot to generate three dimensional plots letting you see the relative effect that the size of IO requests has on performance.
Featured Blogs
Brockmeier: Addressing Linux Challenges at LinuxCon
By Brian Proffitt
In his latest role as openSUSE Community Manager, [Zonker] offers a unique point of view from the corporate and community sides of the Linux ecosystem. Naturally, the Linux Foundation was very pleased Zonker agreed to keynote at our first LinuxCon event on September 21-23, 2009 at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront in Portland, OR.
Changing the Desktop Metaphor
By Brian Proffitt
Let's talk about windows. No, not Windows. Windows--the kind made out of glass.
A Conversation with Chris Mason on BTRfs
By Amanda McPherson
If you run your data center on Linux you have likely heard of BTRfs, the next generation file system that was recently merged into the kernel. If you haven’t heard of it, you should, as it stands to make your life, and all those who handle large amounts of data on Linux, much easier, more reliable and more scalable.
The EC Settlement: Rambus, Writs and the Rule of Law
By Andy Updegrove
Certainly the most watched standards-related legal conflict of the decade involves the participation of memory technology vendor Rambus, Inc. in a working group hosted by standards developer Joint Electron Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) in the early 1990s.
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