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* using Linux Device Drivers 3rd edition to learn developing modules for linux 2.4
@ 2006-08-31 20:00 Irfan Habib
  2006-09-01  1:24 ` Greg KH
  2006-09-01  2:42 ` Sam Handler
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Irfan Habib @ 2006-08-31 20:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel

Hi,

I have a copy of "Linux Device Drivers" 3rd Edition, I think it is
made for linux 2.6, but I have to make a module for linux 2.4, is it
suitable or should I get 2nd edition?

Regards

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* Re: using Linux Device Drivers 3rd edition to learn developing modules for linux 2.4
  2006-08-31 20:00 using Linux Device Drivers 3rd edition to learn developing modules for linux 2.4 Irfan Habib
@ 2006-09-01  1:24 ` Greg KH
  2006-09-01  2:42 ` Sam Handler
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Greg KH @ 2006-09-01  1:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Irfan Habib; +Cc: linux-kernel

On Fri, Sep 01, 2006 at 01:00:37AM +0500, Irfan Habib wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a copy of "Linux Device Drivers" 3rd Edition, I think it is
> made for linux 2.6, but I have to make a module for linux 2.4, is it
> suitable or should I get 2nd edition?

The second edition is for the 2.4 kernel, it will be very confusing to
use the third edition.

good luck,

greg k-h

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* Re: using Linux Device Drivers 3rd edition to learn developing modules for linux 2.4
  2006-08-31 20:00 using Linux Device Drivers 3rd edition to learn developing modules for linux 2.4 Irfan Habib
  2006-09-01  1:24 ` Greg KH
@ 2006-09-01  2:42 ` Sam Handler
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Sam Handler @ 2006-09-01  2:42 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel

In article 
<3420082f0608311300i7fa711d2yeec43284e8c6a91d@mail.gmail.com>,
 "Irfan Habib" <irfan.habib@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I have a copy of "Linux Device Drivers" 3rd Edition, I think it is
> made for linux 2.6, but I have to make a module for linux 2.4, is it
> suitable or should I get 2nd edition?
> 
> Regards

The second edition is available online:

http://www.xml.com/ldd/chapter/book/bookindexpdf.html

It covers the 2.4 kernel.

--Sam


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