Linux Device Drivers
AUTHOR | Kroah-Hartman, Greg; Corbet, Jonathan; Rubini, Alessandro |
PUBLISHER | O'Reilly Media (03/15/2005) |
PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
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
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Product Details
ISBN-13:
9780596005900
ISBN-10:
0596005903
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
Edition Number:
0003
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Page Count:
615
Carton Quantity:
7
Product Dimensions:
7.00 x 1.50 x 9.10 inches
Weight:
2.35 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Computers | Programming - General
Computers | Hardware - Printers, Scanners & External Accessories
Computers | Operating Systems - Linux
Dewey Decimal:
005.432
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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
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Author:
Kroah-Hartman, Greg
Greg Kroah-Hartman has been building the Linux kernel since 1996 and started writing Linux kernel drivers in 1999. He is currently the maintainer of the USB, PCI, driver core and sysfs subsystems in the kernel source tree and is also one half of the -stable kernel release team. He created the udev program and maintains the Linux hotplug userspace project. He is a Gentoo Linux developer as well as the co-author of the third edition of the "Linux Device Drivers" book and a contributing editor to Linux Journal. He also created and maintains the Linux Device Driver Kit. He currently works for SuSE Labs/Novell, doing various Linux kernel related tasks.
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