Getting started with crypto drivers

Hello everyone, I would like to write a driver to support the "Security System" hardware block on some Allwinner ARM SoCs. The hardware supports AES, DES, 3DES, SHA-1, MD5 and has a PRNG. Data passing is done via two FIFOs. You can find some ugly userspace code to calculate a SHA1 hash here, s

[TIP] Getting started with reducing bootup time

If you are interested in reducing bootup time for the Linux kernel, or want to get started in this area, please read the following: Where to start -- If you are going to put some of the CELF bootup time patches on your platform, I recommend starting with the printk-times and KFI patche

Getting started

Hello, I'm a senior in high school with a fair bit of programming experience looking to get involved with the linux kernel. I'm currently reading a book on OS design and last summer I hacked the IP masquerading and port forwarding code for an internal company project so I'm not completely unknowl