This series on Linux device drivers aims to present the usually technical topic in a way that is more interesting to a wider cross-section of readers.
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Device Drivers, Part 17: Module Interactions
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, demonstrates various interactions with a Linux module.
As Shweta and Pugs gear up...
Device Drivers, Part 16: Kernel Window — Peeping through /proc
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, demonstrates the creation and usage of files under the /proc virtual filesystem.
After...
Device Drivers, Part 15: Disk on RAM — Playing with Block...
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, experiments with a dummy hard disk on RAM to demonstrate how block...
Device Drivers, Part 14: A Dive Inside the Hard Disk for...
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, takes you on a tour inside a hard disk.
"Doesn't it sound like...
Device Drivers, Part 13: Data Transfer to and from USB Devices
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, continues from the previous two articles. It details the ultimate step of...
Device Drivers, Part 12: USB Drivers in Linux Continued
The 12th part of the series on Linux device drivers takes you further along the path to writing your first USB driver in Linux...
Device Drivers, Part 11: USB Drivers in Linux
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, gets you started with writing your first USB driver in Linux.
Pugs' pen...
Device Drivers, Part 10: Kernel-Space Debuggers in Linux
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, talks about kernel-space debugging in Linux.
Shweta, back from hospital, was relaxing in...
Device Drivers, Part 9: I/O Control in Linux
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, talks about the typical ioctl() implementation and usage in Linux.
"Get me a...
Device Drivers, Part 8: Accessing x86-Specific I/O-Mapped Hardware
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, continues the discussion on accessing hardware in Linux.
The second day in the...