This book is for anyone who wants to support computer peripherals under the Linux operating system or who wants to develop new hardware and run it under Linux. Linux is the fastest-growing segment of the Unix market, is winning over enthusiastic adherents in many application areas, and is being viewed more and more as a good platform for embedded systems. Linux Device Drivers, already a classic in its second edition, reveals information that heretofore has been shared by word of mouth or in cryptic source code comments, on how to write drivers for a wide range of devices.Version 2.4 of the Linux kernel includes significant changes to device drivers, simplifying many activities, but providing subtle new features that can make a driver both more efficient and more flexible. The second edition of this book thoroughly covers these changes, as well as new processors and buses.You don't have to be a kernel hacker to understand and enjoy this book; all you need is an understanding of C and some background in Unix system calls. You'll learn how to write drivers for character devices, block devices, and network interfaces, guided by full-featured examples that you can compile and run without special hardware. Major changes in the second edition include discussions of symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) and locking, new CPUs, and recently supported buses. For those who are curious about how an operating system does its job, this book provides insights into address spaces, asynchronous events, and I/O.Portability is a major concern in the text. The book is centered on version 2.4, but includes information for kernels back to 2.0 where feasible. Linux Device Driver also shows how to maximize portability among hardware platforms; examples were tested on IA32 (PC) and IA64, PowerPC, SPARC and SPARC64, Alpha, ARM, and MIPS.Contents include:
<ul>
<li>Building a driver and loading modules</li>
<li>Complete character, block, and network drivers</li>
<li>Debugging a driver</li>
<li>Timing</li>
<li>Handling symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) systems</li>
<li>Memory management and DMA</li>
<li>Interrupts</li>
<li>Portability issues</li>
<li>Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)</li>
</ul>

Linux Device Drivers, 2nd Edition

Computers & Technology

Rubini, Alessandro

Corbet, Jonathan

Operating Systems

O'Reilly

Device drivers literally drive everything you're interested in-disks, monitors, keyboards, modems-everything outside the computer chip and memory. And writing device drivers is one of the few areas of programming for the Linux operating system that calls for unique, Linux-specific knowledge. For years now, programmers have relied on the classic Linux Device Drivers from O'Reilly to master this critical subject. Now in its third edition, this bestselling guide provides all the information you'll need to write drivers for a wide range of devices. Over the years the book has helped countless programmers learn: how to support computer peripherals under the Linux operating system how to develop and write software for new hardware under Linux the basics of Linux operation even if they are not expecting to write a driver The new edition of Linux Device Drivers is better than ever. The book covers all the significant changes to Version 2.6 of the Linux kernel, which simplifies many activities, and contains subtle new features that can make a driver both more efficient and more flexible. Readers will find new chapters on important types of drivers not covered previously, such as consoles, Usb drivers, and more. Best of all, you don't have to be a kernel hacker to understand and enjoy this book. All you need is an understanding of the C programming language and some background in Unix system calls. And for maximum ease-of-use, the book uses full-featured examples that you can compile and run without special hardware. Today Linux holds fast as the most rapidly growing segment of the computer market and continues to win over enthusiastic adherents in many application areas. With this increasing support, Linux is now absolutely mainstream, and viewed as a solid platform for embedded systems. If you're writing device drivers, you'll want this book. In fact, you'll wonder how drivers are ever written without it.

Linux Device Drivers: Where the Kernel Meets the Hardware

Kroah-Hartman, Greg

Networking & Cloud Computing

O'Reilly Media

Having already helped two generations of programmers explore Linux and write devices, the fourth edition of this classic book delves into tty, USB, and HCI devices such as keyboards, in addition to basic character devices. Linux Device Drivers includes numerous full-featured examples that you can compile and run without special hardware.
Written by well-known leaders in Linux development and programming, this book covers significant changes to Version 3.2 of the Linux kernel, the basis of the Precise Pangolin release of Ubuntu. All you need to get started is an understanding of the C programming language and some background in Unix system calls.
<ul>
<li>Learn how to support computer peripherals under the Linux operating system</li>
<li>Develop and write software for new hardware that Linux supports</li>
<li>Understand the basics of Linux operation, even if you don't expect to write a driver</li>
<li>Dive into new chapters on video, audio, wireless, and Bluetooth devices</li>
</ul>As the operating system for Android and many embedded systems, Linux constantly needs new device drivers. This book helps you get it done.

Linux Device Drivers

McKellar, Jessica

This book is for anyone who wants to support computer peripherals under the Linux operating system or who wants to develop new hardware and run it under Linux. Linux is the fastest-growing segment of the UNIX market and is winning over enthusiastic adherents in many application areas. This book reveals information that heretofore has been passed by word-of-mouth or in cryptic source code comments, showing how to write a driver for a wide range of devices.You don't have to be a kernel hacker to understand and enjoy this book; all you need is an understanding of C and some background in UNIX system calls. Drivers for character devices, block devices, and network interfaces are all described in step-by-step form and are illustrated with full-featured examples that show driver design issues, which can be executed without special hardware.For those who are curious about how an operating system does its job, this book provides insights into address spaces, asynchronous events, and I/O.Portability is a major concern in the text. The book is centered on version 2.0, but also covers 1.2.13 and experimental versions up to 2.1.43. You are also told how to maximize portability among hardware platforms.Contents include:
<ul>
<li>Building a driver and loading modules</li>
<li>Complete character, block, and network drivers</li>
<li>Debugging a driver</li>
<li>Timing</li>
<li>Memory management and DMA</li>
<li>Interrupts</li>
<li>Portability issues</li>
<li>Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)</li>
<li>A tour of kernel internals</li>
</ul>

Linux Device Drivers (Nutshell Handbooks)

Linux Pilotes de périphériques

Reference

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Drivers En Linux/ Linux Device Drivers (Spanish Edition)

Anaya Multimedia-Anaya Interactiva

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