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=-5.8 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,MENTIONS_GIT_HOSTING,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham 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 91C81C4724C for ; Fri, 1 May 2020 08:45:33 +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 26C862076D for ; Fri, 1 May 2020 08:45:33 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 26C862076D Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=crashcourse.ca Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=kernelnewbies-bounces@kernelnewbies.org Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=shelob.surriel.com) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtp (Exim 4.92.3) (envelope-from ) id 1jURHu-0008HR-Jn; Fri, 01 May 2020 04:44:50 -0400 Received: from cpanel7.indieserve.net ([199.212.143.8]) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92.3) (envelope-from ) id 1jURHs-0008HI-7Q for kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org; Fri, 01 May 2020 04:44:48 -0400 Received: from cpef81d0f814063-cmf81d0f814060.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com ([174.114.57.56]:60930 helo=localhost.localdomain) by cpanel7.indieserve.net with esmtpsa (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.93) (envelope-from ) id 1jURHn-003l9U-Gw; Fri, 01 May 2020 04:44:44 -0400 Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 04:44:40 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert P. J. Day" X-X-Sender: rpjday@localhost.localdomain To: Greg KH Subject: Re: LDD3 vs Essential Linux Device Drivers In-Reply-To: <20200501063217.GA821946@kroah.com> Message-ID: References: <20200501063217.GA821946@kroah.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OutGoing-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - cpanel7.indieserve.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - kernelnewbies.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - crashcourse.ca X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: cpanel7.indieserve.net: authenticated_id: rpjday+crashcourse.ca/only user confirmed/virtual account not confirmed X-Authenticated-Sender: cpanel7.indieserve.net: rpjday@crashcourse.ca X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org, Mohamed Dawod 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.org On Fri, 1 May 2020, Greg KH wrote: > 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? along with LDD3, there is an ongoing project to update the examples in that book for newer kernels: https://github.com/martinezjavier/ldd3 rday _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies