[PLUG] Linux clinic Sun - kernel hacking?

[Mike Connors]

Alan wrote:
> What do you need to know?
>
> I guess I know more than most.  (I am the Linux kernel maintainer for
> Intel's Ultra Mobility Group.)
I guess I'd just like to get a general understanding of the kernel, 
modules, variables, etc. Every once in a while I want to do something on 
my Debian box and
inevitably I have to  enable/disable something in the kernel or build a 
kernel with a module loaded. For instance, I want to disable IPv6 
support. Does any of this make sense?