Linux Device Drivers: Amazon.de: Alessandro Rubini, Jonathan Corbet: Englische Bücher

Taschenbuch: 586 Seiten
Verlag: O'Reilly Associates; Auflage: 2 Sub (16. Juli 2001)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0596000081
ISBN-13: 978-0596000080
Gr��e und/oder Gewicht: 23,4 x 18,1 x 2,9 cm

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Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 426.648 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
- Nr. 75 in Englische Bücher > Computer & Internet > Hardware > Peripherie

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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.

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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, like 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.

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The best-written introduction to the Linux kernel 7. Juli 2000

Von Thomas Horsten

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This book is a must-have if you want to write your own device drivers for Linux, or if you just need a place to get started hacking the kernel.

All the basics are covered and you really don't need to know much about the kernel internals to read this book. If you're not a beginner it still contains valuable information and it's organized in a way to make it very easy to skip the areas you are already familiar with.

After a few chapters you'll be able to write your own driver from scratch. When you have read the whole book you'll also be familiar with some of the more complex concepts of kernel programming. You will not be an expert kernel hacker but you will have an excellent base for learning more yourself.

The only drawback is that it doesn't completely cover the newer kernels (2.2 and above), but although some details have changed, most of the concepts are still more or less the same, so the knowledge you gain can easily be adapted to the later versions.

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Excellent, a little bit old (in NO way obsolete!) book 16. M�rz 2000

Von Alex Bolenok

It's just a gift of heaven (and O'Reilly) for any Linux device driver writer. You can find everything you need to know about device driver basics there, in a 'user-friendly' form. Sample code is also included. You'll find there explanation of all file operations, structures and useful functions used by device drivers (character, block and network). In addition, there are hints concerning some tricky things (such as ISA autoprobing), and they are sharpened for Linux!

What this book really lacks, is

1) Explanation of Linux rules for writing one's own standard (such as Video for Linux), or at least advice for how to do it. There are way too few pure character devices for the question of standartization to be ignored, IMHO!

2) New 2.2.* kernel features. If you are seeking for detailed and exact explanation of the functions of _THESE_ kernels, this is not your book. So, Alessandro, we are all waiting for a second edition!

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Excellent book on a difficult subject 23. November 1999

Von Ein Kunde

There are very few published sources of info on writing device drivers for any UNIX-like operating system. Plus, the details vary from system to system. By concentrating on Linux, this book is able to give very concrete examples. It also cuts the Gordian Knot that has prevented people from writing this kind of book: the number of potential readers for a book on, say, IRIX devices drivers is quite small, whereas a book on Linux device drivers has a very wide potential readership. And the things you learn here will be very useful in writing device drivers for any other UNIX-like operating system. Did I mention that the author tackles the thorny issues, like trying to auto-discover ISA devices?