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+# My Linux Kernel Development Workflow
+
+
+## 'Install' the required dependencies
+```
+$ nix develop
+```
+
+or if youre not using flakes...
+
+```
+$ nix-shell linux.nix
+```
+
+## Build the kernel
+```
+$ make x86_64_defconfig
+$ make defconfig kvm_guest.config
+$ scripts/config --set-val DEBUG_INFO y --set-val DEBUG y  --set-val GDB_SCRIPTS y --set-val DEBUG_DRIVER y
+
+$ make
+```
+
+## Create root filesystem
+```
+$ qemu-img create qemu-image.img 1g
+$ mkfs.ext2 qemu-image.img
+$ mkdir mnt
+# mount -o loop qemu-image.img mnt
+# debootstrap --arch amd64 jessie mnt
+# chroot mnt /bin/sh
+## passdw (set password)
+## exit
+```
+
+## Run the VM with the built kernel
+```
+$ qemu-system-x86_64 -kernel arch/x86/boot/bzImage -drive file=qemu-image.img,index=0,media=disk,format=raw -append "root=/dev/sda nokaslr console=ttyS0 earlyprintk=serial" -enable-kvm -nographic
+```
+
+## Debugging
+1. Add `-s -S` to the qemu parameters
+2. `gdb -ex "add-auto-load-safe-path $(pwd)" -ex "file vmlinux" -ex 'target remote 127.0.0.1:1234' -ex 'hbreak start_kernel'`
+3. Debug!