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Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Edition Paperback – February 14, 2005

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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.

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Jonathan Corbet got his first look at the BSD Unix source back in 1981, when an instructor at the University of Colorado let him "fix" the paging algorithm. He has been digging around inside every system he could get his hands on ever since, working on drivers for VAX, Sun, Ardent, and x86 systems on the way. He got his first Linux system in 1993, and has never looked back. Mr. Corbet is currently the co-founder and executive editor of Linux Weekly News (http://LWN.net/); he lives in Boulder, Colorado with his wife and two children.

Alessandro installed Linux 0.99.14 soon after getting his degree as electronic engineer. He then received a Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Pavia despite his aversion toward modern technology. He left the University after getting his Ph.D. because he didn't want to write articles. He now works as a free lancer writing device drivers and, um...articles. He used to be a young hacker before his babies were born; he's now an old advocate of Free Software who developed a bias for non-PC computer platforms.

Greg Kroah-Hartman has been writing Linux kernel drivers since 1999, and is currently the maintainer for the USB, PCI, I2C, driver core, and sysfs kernel subsystems. He is also the maintainer of the udev and hotplug userspace programs, as well as being a Gentoo kernel maintainer, ensuring that his email inbox is never empty. He is a contributing editor to Linux Journal Magazine, and works for IBM's Linux Technology Center, doing various Linux kernel related tasks.

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Paperback: 640 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 3 edition (February 17, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0596005903
ISBN-13: 978-0596005900
Product Dimensions: 7 x 1.3 x 9.2 inches
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3rd edition is somewhat outdated by now, needs to be updated

ByGregor A. Glawitschon December 26, 2012

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I bought this book specifically to learn how to write a block device driver for CentOS 6.3 / RHEL 6.3

Alas, Linux has moved on since the 3rd edition was printed (2009) and kernel functions used in the example code, like elv_next_request(), or macros like blk_fs_request(), have since been *removed* from Linux, rendering this book somewhat obsolete.

For my driver, I need worker threads, and these can be implemented by means of workqueues.
Workqueues are a very important tool for the driver writer - basically, they are the kernel equivalent of user-space pthreads. If you want your driver to do things in parallel, you pretty much have to use workqueues.
Unfortunately, while there is a section on workqueues in this book, this section is rather short - just a few pages long.

All in all, this book did not meet my expectations.

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I think it is pretty easy to write with a few big picture in ...

ByL. Lion July 2, 2014

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First about me: strong background in digital hardware, C language programming. I want to learn driver programming by myself to bring up some Soc.

Pros:
This book has a lot of information. A lot of code examples.

Cons:

* The author simply tells what to do and explains well what the code does. However, what is missing is about the framework explanation. You can program with the guidance for the exact driver of the book. But you have not gained any capability in understanding why this is needed behind: what the piece of code is trying to hook up to the Linux system. After reading many times and having to force myself to think about why before I can really have some confidence in writing Linux device driver. But once I understand it, I think it is pretty easy to write with a few big pictures in mind.

* The book is super verbose, and a right example of how a bad written book can be. Even if you look into a paragraph, you will get tired of the "writing". I would even bet the book was more like a voice recognition of what the user thought of a story.

* Organization of the book is even worse. Mainly the book is bottom up, but you really have no idea on what is going on unless you can recite the book.

* The author use inconsistent language, and you really have to assume and guess. For example, the author uses "device memory", but what is it? The concept of device can be interpreted in many different layers, so what is it during the context

Unfortunately, there are not many choices related to Linux device driver programming books.

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Great, but wait for the 4th edition if you're not in a hurry

ByM85on March 11, 2015

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If you have experience writing drivers for microcontrollers or similar kinds of non-OS environments, this is the book you need. While certainly outdated, it gives you enough information to take your hardware experience and get a decent driver off the ground. Thankfully this book keeps a list of any out of date information since the book's publishing, and the only information about char drivers that was flat-out obsolete was a quick Google search away.

I'm looking forward to the 4th edition, which is due out later this year. I'll definitely buy it to keep around as a reference.

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For developers with prior driver knowledge

ByMatthieu B.on December 26, 2015

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This book is not about how a driver works. It's about Linux-specific APIs to write drivers. Don't expect more than that.

This book has a description of all you need to write drivers for Linux, assuming you have written drivers for other OSes or bare metal before.

Beware of two things:
- This book is not up to date with the fast-changing Linux kernel, however, most differences with recent kernels can easily be overcame;
- The exact same content can be found online for free, legally. I just like having a paper copy for reference.

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Very good book

ByH. Costaon April 4, 2017

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Well written. Comprehensive. A must for those that plan on writing device drivers for Linux.

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A good reference

ByAmazon Customeron December 14, 2013

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If you have "written" drivers before for just about any Unix, Android, VMS, or Windows system, you will find the book an easy read and informative. It will give you enough information to write a driver for your needs "if you understand how the device and its hardware interface operate (i.e. interrupts, DMA, critical/non-critical sequences, etc." In short you need to understand the hardware states to be successful with this book.

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Great book, I can't wait for the 4th edition

ByJohn N. Stratoudakison January 17, 2017

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Great book, I can't wait for the 4th edition. It is also an open-source book freely available online, but you want to have the print version as well.

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Neccessary first step.

ByDominic Amannon May 5, 2015

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A little outdated (but with the speed of kernel development, everything is). Focuses on simpler drivers, so not a very advanced book - but it will have the experienced C coder up to speed on Linux driver fundamentals in a reasonable time.

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