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Linux Device Drivers

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Learn the important facets of Linux device drivers—what they are, what each type can do, and how to compile, debug, and add functionality to your drivers.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Explore Linux device drivers
  • What you should know
1. How Loadable Modules Work
  • Describe the benefits of loadable modules
  • Effectively use module commands
  • Use and define module parameters
  • Work with licensing and modules
  • Challenge: Work with loadable modules
  • Solution: Work with loadable modules
2. Compiling and Debugging
  • Writing a loadable kernel module
  • Build and load a loadable module
  • Use printk() for tracing and debugging
  • Use tracing and debugging
  • Challenge: Write, trace, debug
  • Solution: Write, trace, debug
3. Character Device Drivers
  • Create and use device files
  • Implement character device driver file operations
  • Write a character device driver
  • Understand the user and kernel address spaces
  • Challenge: Write a character driver
  • Solution: Write a character driver
4. Block Drivers
  • Use block device files
  • Describe the function of the block layer
  • Implement block driver operations
  • Handle the block request queue
  • Challenge: Write a block driver
  • Solution: Write a block driver
5. Network Drivers
  • Look at the role of network device drivers
  • Examine the net_device_ops structure
  • Examine PCI related API in network drivers
  • Challenge: Using tools with a network driver
  • Solution: Using tools with a network driver
Conclusion
  • Learn more about Linux device drivers

Taught by

Kevin Dankwardt

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