Pretace Part I.Building the Kernel 1.Introduction Using This Book 2.Requirements for Building and Using the Kernel Tools tO Build the Kernel Tools tO Use the Kernel 3.Retrieving the Kernel Source whatTreetOUse Where tO Find the Kernel Source What tO DO with the Source 4.Configuring and Building Creating a Configuration Modifying the Configuration Building the Kernel Advanced Building Options 5.Installing and Booting from a Kernel Using a Distribution’S Installation Scripts Installing by Hand Modifying the Bootloader for the New Kernel 6.Upgrading a Kernel Download the New Source Applying the Patch Reconfigure the Kernel Can’t This Be Automated? Part II.Major Customizations 7.Customizing a Kernel Using a Distribution Kernel Determining the Correct Module from Scratch 8.Kernel Configuration Recipes Disks Devices CPU Networking Filesystems Security Kernel Debugging Part lII.Kernel Reference 9.Kernel Boot Command-Line Parameter Reference Module—Specific Options Console Options Interrupt Options Memou Options Suspend Options CPU Options Scheduler Options Ramdisk Options Root Disk Options Init Options kexec Options RCU Options ACPI Options SCSI Options PCI Options …… 10.Kernel Build Command-Line Reference 11.Kernel Conflguration Option Reference Part IV.Aditional Information A.Helpful Utilities B.Bibliography Index