# Linux Kernel Labs in Chinese: a translated course with real experiments > The docs-linux-kernel-labs-zh-cn repository is a Chinese translation of the Linux kernel labs course from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, published as a static site on Vercel. It suits a Chinese-speaking reader who wants to learn kernel internals by writing device drivers, and it is a translation pipeline rather than a course of its own. **linux-kernel-labs-zh/docs-linux-kernel-labs-zh-cn** — Linux 内核实验（Linux kernel labs）中文翻译 - Repository: https://github.com/linux-kernel-labs-zh/docs-linux-kernel-labs-zh-cn - Website: https://linux-kernel-labs-zh.vercel.app - Stars: 1,005 · Forks: 73 - Language: Unknown - License: not declared - Published: 2026-10-20 · Updated: 2026-10-20 · Language: en - Canonical page: https://hysenlabs.com/projects/linux-kernel-labs-zh-docs-linux-kernel-labs-zh-cn ## A translation of a Bucharest kernel course This repository is the Chinese translation of the linux kernel labs tutorial, with the translated version hosted on Vercel at linux-kernel-labs-zh.vercel.app. The original course is taught at the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, and the README describes its method as hands-on device driver development, so that a learner comes to understand the Linux kernel deeply rather than abstractly. The stated audience is anyone interested in Linux kernel principles, which is a wider group than the students the course was designed for. The structure has two modules, and the README is unusually candid about their relative value. The lectures module is written in less detail and is more suited to an experienced teacher running a class. The labs module is described as the most valuable part of the document, written in detail and progressing from easy to hard, and the note says that a learner with no Linux kernel background can follow it. It also says explicitly that you do not need to study the lectures module before the labs. That is a useful piece of information for anyone deciding how to spend their time. The labs stand alone, which means the repository is usable as a self-study text rather than only as course material. The top level of the repository matches that split, with labs/ and lectures/ directories, plus an info/ directory, an img/ directory, an index.rst for the documentation root, an so2/ directory, and a README.md. The topics are documentation, laboratory and linux-kernel, and the last push to the main branch was on 2026-07-12, with no GitHub releases. ## The labs run in QEMU, and the kernel is built on the host The lab environment section describes a specific and sensible arrangement. The experiments run in a QEMU based virtual machine. You develop and build the kernel code on the host first, then deploy it into the virtual machine to run. That separation is the point. A kernel lab involves writing code that runs with the highest privilege in the system, and a mistake in a device driver will crash or hang the machine it is running on. Running the experiment inside a virtual machine means the failure is contained and the snapshot is disposable, while the build happens on a normal Linux system where you have a compiler and a development environment. There are two ways to configure the environment, and the README recommends the first. The recommended route is Docker, with the configuration guide in the so2-labs repository. The second is manual configuration, where you clone or download the Linux-zh repository to your Linux system, with Debian or Ubuntu recommended, and the machine can be a physical host, a virtual machine or WSL. You then follow the virtual machine configuration guide, which is linked from the documentation site. So the environment story is: a Linux machine to build on, a QEMU virtual machine to run the experiments in, and two supported ways to get there, one containerised and one manual. The choice between them is mostly about how much you want to learn about the setup, since the labs are about the kernel and not about the tooling around them. ## A three repository pipeline, and why the upstream split matters The project structure section explains a pipeline that is worth understanding, because it is a common pattern for documentation projects and it determines where you should send a change. There are three stages, and the README names them explicitly. This repository is the most upstream one, the documentation repository, and submissions are made here. After a submission, a GitHub action automatically moves the documentation into the linux-zh repository, which is described as the middle stage and is responsible for generating the website from the documentation. Once the site is generated, another GitHub action moves the generated static web content into the linux-kernel-labs-zh.github.io repository, described as the downstream stage, and from there it is synchronised to Vercel, where the change becomes visible at linux-kernel-labs-zh.vercel.app. So upstream is where the words live, middle is where the site is built, and downstream is where the built artefact is published. The practical consequence for a contributor is that a pull request here is a change to the source, and everything after it is automation. You do not commit a generated site, and you do not edit the downstream repository. The split is also a permission structure. Because the site generation lives in a different repository, the documentation and the toolchain that renders it can be updated independently, and a broken generator cannot corrupt the source text. The cost is that a change is not visible on the public site until the whole chain has run, so a contributor looking for their edit on the Vercel URL has to wait for two workflows. ## The copyright position, stated in one line The copyright section is a single line, and it is worth reading carefully because it is unusual for a translation project. It says the translation copyright belongs to the original author. The declaration is therefore not that the translators hold rights to their translation, but that the rights sit with the people who wrote the original course. That is a different arrangement from most open documentation, and it means the repository should not be treated as a freely licensed derivative in the way an ordinary open source project would be. The repository has no stated licence, and the licence reported for it is unknown. For a reader who only reads the published site, none of this changes anything. For anyone who wants to contribute, reuse the text in a course of their own, or mirror it, the copyright line is the thing to raise with the original authors, and the contact details given in the README are the place to start. The README invites questions through a GitHub issue or by email at linux-kernel-labs-zh@hotmail.com, and asks for feedback. The contribution model is also worth noting, since it is implicit rather than stated. Because this is a translation of an upstream project, the natural expectation is that a change to the English original belongs upstream, and a change to the Chinese text belongs here. The pipeline described in the previous section is what makes that workable, since the translation stays in step with its source automatically once both are merged. ## Conclusion Adopt this repository if you read Chinese and want the Linux kernel labs material in that language, since the lab modules are the substantial part and they are written to be followable without prior kernel experience. Do not adopt it as an English course, because it is a translation of an upstream project that lives in a different repository, and be aware that you are reading translated technical prose about kernel internals, where an imprecise sentence can cost more than it would in an application language. Before you start, note that the labs require a QEMU virtual machine and a built kernel, so set up the environment first, and remember that the copyright statement says the translation rights belong to the original authors. ## FAQ ### What is the docs-linux-kernel-labs-zh-cn project? It is the Chinese translation of the linux kernel labs tutorial, a hands-on device driver course from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest. The translated version is published at linux-kernel-labs-zh.vercel.app, and the repository is split into a lectures module and a labs module, with the labs being the more detailed part and usable without prior kernel experience. ### What environment do the Linux kernel labs experiments need? The experiments run in a QEMU based virtual machine, with the kernel code developed and built on the host first and then deployed into the virtual machine. The README recommends the Docker based setup described in the so2-labs repository, and also documents a manual route using the Linux-zh repository on Debian or Ubuntu, on a physical machine, a virtual machine or WSL. ### How does the Chinese translation get published to the website? There are three repositories in a chain. This one is upstream and holds the source documentation, a GitHub action moves it to the linux-zh repository which generates the site, and a second action puts the generated static content into the linux-kernel-labs-zh.github.io repository, from where it is synchronised to Vercel. Contributions are made to this repository, not to the generated ones. ### Who holds the copyright for the translated Linux kernel labs? The README states in one line that the translation copyright belongs to the original author, and the repository has no stated licence. Questions are invited through a GitHub issue or by email at linux-kernel-labs-zh@hotmail.com. ## Sources - [Issues](https://github.com/linux-kernel-labs-zh/docs-linux-kernel-labs-zh-cn/issues) - [linux-kernel-labs-zh/docs-linux-kernel-labs-zh-cn on GitHub](https://github.com/linux-kernel-labs-zh/docs-linux-kernel-labs-zh-cn) - [Project website](https://linux-kernel-labs-zh.vercel.app) - [README](https://github.com/linux-kernel-labs-zh/docs-linux-kernel-labs-zh-cn/blob/main/README.md) --- Hysen Labs editorial analysis, written from the project's own repository and release notes. Cite the canonical page: https://hysenlabs.com/projects/linux-kernel-labs-zh-docs-linux-kernel-labs-zh-cn