LPI Linux Certification/LPIC2 Exam 201/Linux Kernel

LPIC2 Exam 201 Detailed Objectives Linux Kernel System Startup Filesystems Hardware File and Service Sharing System Maintenance System Customization and Automation Troubleshooting Exercises results

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• Kernel Components
• Compiling a kernel
• Patching a kernel
• Customizing a kernel

Kernel Components

Overview

Description: Candidates should be able to utilize kernel components that are necessary to specific hardware, hardware drivers, system resources and requirements. This objective includes implementing different types of kernel images, identifying stable and development kernels and patches, as well as using kernel modules.

Key files, terms, and utilities include:

zImage 
bzImage

Compiling a kernel

Overview

Description: Candidates should be able to properly compile a kernel to include or disable specific features of the Linux kernel as necessary. This objective includes compiling and recompiling the Linux kernel as needed, implementing updates and noting changes in a new kernel, creating a system initrd image, and installing new kernels.

Key files, terms, and utilities include:

/usr/src/linux/ 
/etc/lilo.conf 
make options (config, xconfig, menuconfig, oldconfig, mrproper zImage, bzImage, modules, modules_install)
mkinitrd (both Red Hat and Debian based)
make 

Patching a kernel

Overview

Description: Candidates should be able to properly patch a kernel for various purposes including to implement kernel updates, to implement bug fixes, and to add support for new hardware. This objective also includes being able to properly remove kernel patches from existing production kernels.

Key files, terms, and utilities include:

Makefile
patch
gzip
bzip

Customizing a kernel

Overview

Description: Candidates should be able to customize a kernel for specific system requirements by patching, compiling, and editing configuration files as required. This objective includes being able to assess requirements for a kernel compile versus a kernel patch as well as build and configure kernel modules.

Key files, terms, and utilities include:

/usr/src/linux
/proc/sys/kernel/
/etc/conf.modules, /etc/modules.conf
patch
make
modprobe
insmod, lsmod
kerneld
kmod