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Updated to cover version 2.4.x of the Linux kernel, the second edition of Linux Device Drivers remains the best general-purpose, paper-bound guide for programmers wishing to make hardware devices work under the world's most popular open-source operating system. The authors take care to show how to write drivers that are portable--that is, that compile and run under all popular Linux platforms. That, along with the fact that they're careful to explain and illustrate concepts, makes this book very well-suited to any programmer familiar with C but not with the hardware-software interface. It's worth noting that the emphasis in the title is on "device drivers" as much as "Linux". This book will make sense to you if you've never written a driver for any platform before. It helps if you have some Linux or UNIX background, but even that is secondary as a prerequisite to C skill.
For a programming text--and one concerned with low-level instructions and data structures, at that--this book is remarkably rich in prose. You'll typically want to read this book straight through, more or less skipping the code samples, before sketching out your plan for the driver you need to write. Then, go back and pay closer attention to the sections on specific details you need to implement, such as custom task queues. For coding-time details about specific system calls and programming techniques, count on the index to point you to the right passages. --David Wall
Topics covered: Techniques for writing hardware device drivers that run under Linux kernels 2.0.x through 2.2.x. Sections show how to manage memory, time, interrupts, ports and other details of the hardware-software interface. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'Quite simply, It's an inspiration for anyone interested in pushing contemporary computer hardware and GNU/Linux to the limit'. Linux User, October 2001
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This remains the best all-round introduction to kernel programming where most of us start - writing device drivers.
The third edition has been update to include information on writing VFS/file system drivers: an important update.
The text does remain rather too ia32 centric though.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Despite the age, this is still one of the best references about device drivers in Linux.
It is a "hands-on" book, which explains how drivers work, and how you can implement your own driver. It does not provide much information about the reasons why things are implemented in a certain way under Linux: it is not a book about Linux internals, therefore it does not cover parts unrelated to device drivers.
Unfortunately, it is not complete, and some mechanisms (e.g., platform devices) are not covered.
It is a "hands-on" book, which explains how drivers work, and how you can implement your own driver. It does not provide much information about the reasons why things are implemented in a certain way under Linux: it is not a book about Linux internals, therefore it does not cover parts unrelated to device drivers.
Unfortunately, it is not complete, and some mechanisms (e.g., platform devices) are not covered.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is very useful for people thath wants learn about linux device drivers. The approach followed by the authors is practical oriented and involve the reader.
The descriptions of kernel data structure and subsystem (such as pci and usb) is very clear.
The descriptions of kernel data structure and subsystem (such as pci and usb) is very clear.
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Useful book
Really useful to understand how drivers work and internal functions.
Great price to have it printed. Read more
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Published 15 months ago by Adriana
Lack of real examples
Hi,
it is thorough in details about drivers, but lacks of examples. There is not any example in the book for a complete driver.
it is thorough in details about drivers, but lacks of examples. There is not any example in the book for a complete driver.
Published on 29 July 2008 by Raed Z. Abu Sanad
Saved my bacon more than once...
This book is an excellent guide to device driver writing under Linux. Stuck with an unsupported printer? Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2007 by Jayden Smith
The book listed at the top is not the 2nd edition.
Like many people I have been waiting for the second addition to arrive and if you look on O'Reillys web site, you will see it is out now and that the first edition ( which is the... Read more
Published on 15 July 2001
Excellent but dated
If you want to learn how to write a Linux driver then you MUST buy this book! It gives a very good background into the workings of the Linux device module system. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2000 by nhenning@pascall.co.uk
In-depth coverage of creating block and character drivers.
I've not been happy with some of the O'Reilly books I've gotten lately, but this book is an exception. Read more
Published on 20 April 1998
Very good descripion of linux kernel and driver interface
Very well written, everything clearly explained. I needed to write a driver for a flash memory device in an embedded PC, and this book really helped to do the task, along with the... Read more
Published on 16 April 1998
A "must have" book on Linux Device Drivers
If you are going to write device drivers for Linux, you must have a copy of this book on your desk. Another _winner_ title from O'Reilly.
Published on 12 April 1998
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