From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CA79C4724C for ; Fri, 1 May 2020 06:34:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from shelob.surriel.com (shelob.surriel.com [96.67.55.147]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DFFD6208C3 for ; Fri, 1 May 2020 06:34:15 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key) header.d=kroah.com header.i=@kroah.com header.b="RGCUfk8L"; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key) header.d=messagingengine.com header.i=@messagingengine.com header.b="0aNXHYNL" DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org DFFD6208C3 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=kroah.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=kernelnewbies-bounces+kernelnewbies=archiver.kernel.org@kernelnewbies.org Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=shelob.surriel.com) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtp (Exim 4.92.3) (envelope-from ) id 1jUPFW-0006TN-LP for kernelnewbies@archiver.kernel.org; Fri, 01 May 2020 02:34:14 -0400 Received: from out5-smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.29]) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92.3) (envelope-from ) id 1jUPDl-0004KR-19 for kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org; Fri, 01 May 2020 02:32:25 -0400 Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.nyi.internal [10.202.2.41]) by mailout.nyi.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE2DE5C0039; Fri, 1 May 2020 02:32:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mailfrontend2 ([10.202.2.163]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Fri, 01 May 2020 02:32:20 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kroah.com; h= date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type:in-reply-to; s=fm3; bh=2rJx+ze4k2rKQpzw2y7teOurjRT VFe6Z3arWqhhbKCQ=; b=RGCUfk8LZVInskECQ1KAqV1E9fUefQZQfbQI2Yak1fT J+UKVUpbX+5WIl7AH5Pf/yU3VocRkJGWNpmVihfdXv9P01ot4BX29f1Ky1Qh2qLk 4Ok4aVaDHwBigiGTIyDxEtUGGKNvxwdLZ2ty5RgOS4caAiGCQHRaaRODrML4Ff+X pXvPUU9ytvehL5kbgVGUpKL6PTW99ixijzLWTLSb6oPHN0ZWMQ7Jue/h1dUk88bO 1boCtCqBUSNAlwscbTL3+f4LDz67tMi3oLCSSxZnRzqiW8k0sEHc4s9V7CA+8q7d 9OOTmQXF1EMh/c/zmuCMN1Errhv0xPvQAckYhyahepg== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:content-type:date:from:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:references:subject:to:x-me-proxy :x-me-proxy:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=fm2; bh=2rJx+z e4k2rKQpzw2y7teOurjRTVFe6Z3arWqhhbKCQ=; b=0aNXHYNLUQT9MwTfjvarII Lt585x3pZX8k3FMc5UAUci9djHETnMaFXTuf8nvXTKVzY8z+C6kXEjeEfzfeAbJP qBnsUd4HFaG1as1AaKTbIATvTWh29GO4IyP8zba+WT32WjVlnRRsEo9SFY6nAM9p cni0YvZqQD2yiS/jbBb9cfTJ75gji6KCVgFrSQUKTOpjFG/h5IuAmcFa3BJ9fm2u fAE3L1J8xVDM9xZkOwp44/6ZhSARbyw01M1QjMqKiDdqC/5QgAaaBDQ/c4i1OhP3 FTsYTivl5fBC+Iu0+pEknNxEeb8wStxQ5U/Pe9eYGSF5xofkA8pzUrsx5IMRTDWA == X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Proxy-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduhedrieeigddutdehucetufdoteggodetrfdotf fvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuhfgrshhtofgrihhlpdfqfgfvpdfurfetoffkrfgpnffqhgen uceurghilhhouhhtmecufedttdenucesvcftvggtihhpihgvnhhtshculddquddttddmne cujfgurhepfffhvffukfhfgggtuggjsehttdertddttddvnecuhfhrohhmpefirhgvghcu mffjuceoghhrvghgsehkrhhorghhrdgtohhmqeenucggtffrrghtthgvrhhnpeevueehje fgfffgiedvudekvdektdelleelgefhleejieeugeegveeuuddukedvteenucfkphepkeef rdekiedrkeelrddutdejnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptdenucfrrghrrghmpehmrg hilhhfrhhomhepghhrvghgsehkrhhorghhrdgtohhm X-ME-Proxy: Received: from localhost (83-86-89-107.cable.dynamic.v4.ziggo.nl [83.86.89.107]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 8C7C33065E5D; Fri, 1 May 2020 02:32:19 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 08:32:17 +0200 From: Greg KH To: Mohamed Dawod Subject: Re: LDD3 vs Essential Linux Device Drivers Message-ID: <20200501063217.GA821946@kroah.com> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Cc: kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org X-BeenThere: kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: Learn about the Linux kernel List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: kernelnewbies-bounces+kernelnewbies=archiver.kernel.org@kernelnewbies.org On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 07:58:11AM +0200, Mohamed Dawod wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to start learning about Linux kernel and device drivers > development. > Should I have to start with LDD3 as a lot of people advice ? or can I start > with the Essential Linux Device Drivers by Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran. > I know that the second book may be more advanced but I feel that it's more > more practical and easier to be understood. Why not get both and see which one works for you? _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies