About Linux Device Drivers

About Linux Device Drivers

[Alejandro Cabrera]

Hi
I'm new in the list and I'm interested in lkm, I have the Linux Device 
Drivers 2ed. And I use the 2.6.8-2 kernel, and the modules that I create 
I don't test in my workstation. Exist any way to run the examples 
exposed in this book over my kernel or I need the LDD 3ed ????
thx for your patient
Alejandro

Re: About Linux Device Drivers

[Alejandro Bonilla Beeche]

On Fri, 2005-08-05 at 22:18 +0200, Alejandro Cabrera wrote:
> Hi
> I'm new in the list and I'm interested in lkm, I have the Linux Device 
> Drivers 2ed. And I use the 2.6.8-2 kernel, and the modules that I create 
> I don't test in my workstation. Exist any way to run the examples 
> exposed in this book over my kernel or I need the LDD 3ed ????
> thx for your patient
> Alejandro

Alejandro,

	I don't understand anything. What is the problem that you are
experiencing, or is this some type of question?

	If this is a question with your distribution, please contact the best
mailing list that applies for your problem with the Distribution.

.Alejandro

Re: About Linux Device Drivers

[D. ShadowWolf]

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On Friday 05 August 2005 22:26, Alejandro Bonilla Beeche wrote:
> On Fri, 2005-08-05 at 22:18 +0200, Alejandro Cabrera wrote:
> > Hi
> > I'm new in the list and I'm interested in lkm, I have the Linux Device
> > Drivers 2ed. And I use the 2.6.8-2 kernel, and the modules that I create
> > I don't test in my workstation. Exist any way to run the examples
> > exposed in this book over my kernel or I need the LDD 3ed ????
> > thx for your patient
> > Alejandro
>
> Alejandro,
>
>  I don't understand anything. What is the problem that you are
> experiencing, or is this some type of question?
>
>  If this is a question with your distribution, please contact the best
> mailing list that applies for your problem with the Distribution.

It appears he's interested in writing modules for the Linux Kernel and has 
been using the book 'Linux Device Drivers, Second Edition' as a reference, 
but none of the examples in the book are compiling for him. As he's stated, 
he's running kernel 2.6.8-2.

He wants to know if there is any way to make the examples in that book work or 
if he has to go pick up the new version of that book.  I've not seen the 
books examples myself, and I'm just trying to get up to speed on the kernel 
internals myself so I can't answer his question.

Hope the interpretation of his somewhat broken english helps :)

DRH

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Re: About Linux Device Drivers

[Fawad Lateef]

On 8/6/05, D. ShadowWolf <dhazelton@enter.net> wrote:
> > On Fri, 2005-08-05 at 22:18 +0200, Alejandro Cabrera wrote:
> > > Hi
> > > I'm new in the list and I'm interested in lkm, I have the Linux Device
> > > Drivers 2ed. And I use the 2.6.8-2 kernel, and the modules that I create
> > > I don't test in my workstation. Exist any way to run the examples
> > > exposed in this book over my kernel or I need the LDD 3ed ????
> > > thx for your patient
> > > Alejandro
> >
> 
> It appears he's interested in writing modules for the Linux Kernel and has
> been using the book 'Linux Device Drivers, Second Edition' as a reference,
> but none of the examples in the book are compiling for him. As he's stated,
> he's running kernel 2.6.8-2.
> 
> He wants to know if there is any way to make the examples in that book work or
> if he has to go pick up the new version of that book.  I've not seen the
> books examples myself, and I'm just trying to get up to speed on the kernel
> internals myself so I can't answer his question.
> 
> Hope the interpretation of his somewhat broken english helps :)
> 

If ShadowWolf interpretation of Alejandro's question is right and
Alejandro trying to run the LDD2 books examples on 2.6.8-2 then they
won't work on 2.6.x kernel or not even compile
successfully............ That LDD2 book is for 2.2 and 2.4 kernel
series and LDD3 is for 2.6 series, so go for LDD3 for your 2.6.x
kernel ..........

-- 
Fawad Lateef

Re: About Linux Device Drivers

[Nick Sillik]

Alejandro Cabrera wrote:

> Hi
> I'm new in the list and I'm interested in lkm, I have the Linux Device 
> Drivers 2ed. And I use the 2.6.8-2 kernel, and the modules that I 
> create I don't test in my workstation. Exist any way to run the 
> examples exposed in this book over my kernel or I need the LDD 3ed ????
> thx for your patient
> Alejandro
>
>
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The second edition of Linux Device Drivers is specific
to 2.4.x (and possibly 2.2.x) kernels. The third edition will
work with the 2.6 kernel. Luckily it is also released under
Creative Commons. Take a look at the PDFs here:
http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/

Enjoy!
Nick Sillik
n.sillik@temple.edu

Re: About Linux Device Drivers

[Matt Galloway]

Alejandro,

I too am reading this book and I can recommend the 3rd edition - it's 
very well written (maybe not as much as Robert Love's Kernel Development 
book though ;)). The O'Reilly site contains the book examples for the 
3rd edition so perhaps you could just download those examples and where 
the book refferences examples go to the new versions and look at the 
PDFs someone else mentioned if there's 2.6 specific things in there you 
don't understand.

But getting your hands on a 3rd edition book will be beneficial I'd say.

Anyway, back to reading that book for me!

Matt G

Nick Sillik wrote:
> Alejandro Cabrera wrote:
> 
>> Hi
>> I'm new in the list and I'm interested in lkm, I have the Linux Device 
>> Drivers 2ed. And I use the 2.6.8-2 kernel, and the modules that I 
>> create I don't test in my workstation. Exist any way to run the 
>> examples exposed in this book over my kernel or I need the LDD 3ed ????
>> thx for your patient
>> Alejandro
>>
>>
>> -
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> 
> 
> The second edition of Linux Device Drivers is specific
> to 2.4.x (and possibly 2.2.x) kernels. The third edition will
> work with the 2.6 kernel. Luckily it is also released under
> Creative Commons. Take a look at the PDFs here:
> http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/
> 
> Enjoy!
> Nick Sillik
> n.sillik@temple.edu
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