Among the various subsystems residing in the kernel source tree, the drivers/ directory constitutes the single largest chunk and is several times bigger than the others. With new and diverse technologies arriving in popular form factors, the development of new device drivers in the kernel is accelerating steadily. The latest kernels support over 70 device driver families.
This book is about writing Linux device drivers. It covers the design and development of major device classes supported by the kernel, including those I missed during my Linux-on-Watch days. The discussion of each driver family starts by looking at the corresponding technology, moves on to develop a practical example, and ends by looking at relevant kernel source files. But before foraying into the world of device drivers, the book introduces you to the kernel and discusses the important features of 2.6 Linux, emphasizing those portions that are of special interest to device driver writers.
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Abhiram · 358 weeks ago
Great piece on Essential Linux Device, I’m a fan of the ‘flowery’ style Looking forward to more long form articles ??
I'm not a very good user of Linux, but i know the basics comands to play with the configurations. But i have a problem. I'm actualy working in a Distro using LFS (Linux From Scratch) and i want to build the system on version 7.4, but is dificult for me make this without some instructions more resumed and more simplificated, so I can't be able to understand the book. So please, can someone help me ???
Thanks a lot. This was a perfect step-by-step guide. Don’t think it could have been done better.
Thanks and Regards,
Abhiram
Driver Files · 279 weeks ago