The dummy driver demonstrates the structure of a device driver, but it lacks interaction with real hardware since it only manipulates memory structures. Device drivers are usually written to interact ...

In this excerpt, Chapter 9, from the book, the author describes how kernel device drivers interact with system hardware and how developers can write device drivers and use them in their applications.

Title: Practical Linux Programming: Device Drivers, Embedded Systems and the InternetAuthor: Ashfaq A. Khan Publisher: Charles River Media ISBN: 1-58450-096-4 Price: $49.95 I became quite curious when ...

Linux for Embedded and Real-time Applications, 3rd Edition by Doug Abbott offers a detailed, hands-on discussion that takes a developer from installation through application development. Presenting ...

With the former conglomerate driver broken into two distinct libraries, one has the basic ingredients necessary for implementing this solution. The hardware access library can be packaged to run in ...

Kernel development has special requirements. If you're taking the device driver tutorial at LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, here's how to get your laptop ready to go.

CNXSoft: This is a guest port by Erik Wierich, Senior Engineer at RISCstar Solutions, demonstrating a practical security ...

The Linux company claims Microsoft's white paper comparing embedded Linux with Windows XP Embedded is full of inaccuracies and distortions.

Linux for Embedded and Real-time Applications, 3rd Edition by Doug Abbott offers a detailed, hands-on discussion that takes a developer from installation through application development. Presenting ...