Explore Linux device drivers - Linux Tutorial

Contents

• Introduction Introduction

  • Explore Linux device drivers

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  • What you should know

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• 1. Working with the Linux Kernel 1. Working with the Linux Kernel

  • Getting Linux kernel source code

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  • Linux kernel documentation tree

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    The kernel make system

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    Linux kernel headers

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    Challenge: Download and make a Linux kernel

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    Solution: Download and make a Linux kernel

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• 2. How Loadable Modules Work 2. How Loadable Modules Work

  • The benefits of loadable modules

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    Introduction to module commands

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    Depmod and modprobe

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    Module parameters

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    Module parameters in device driver code

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    Work with licensing and modules

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  • Challenge: Work with loadable modules

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  • Solution: Work with loadable modules

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• 3. Compiling and Debugging 3. Compiling and Debugging

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    Writing a loadable kernel module

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    Build and load a loadable module

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    Use printk() and pr_*()

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    Tracing and debugging

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    Challenge: Write, trace, debug

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    Solution: Write, trace, debug

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• 4. Character Device Drivers 4. Character Device Drivers

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    Use device files

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    Create device files

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    Character device driver file operations

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    Implementing operation functions

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    Write a character device driver

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    The /dev/null driver

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    Understand the user and kernel address spaces

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    Challenge: Write a character driver

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    Solution: Write a character driver

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• 5. Block Drivers 5. Block Drivers

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    Use block device files

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    Describe the function of the block layer

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    Block driver operations

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    Handle I/O requests

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    Challenge: Investigate block layer and devices

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    Solution: Investigate block layer and devices

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• 6. Network Drivers 6. Network Drivers

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    Look at the role of network device drivers

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    Network driver interrupt handling

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    Examine the net_device_ops structure

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    Examine PCI-related APIs in network drivers

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    Challenge: Using tools with a network driver

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    Solution: Using tools with a network driver

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• 7. User Space Device Drivers 7. User Space Device Drivers

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    Introduction to user space device drivers

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    UIO, mapping device memory, and interrupts

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    Kernel modules for user space drivers

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    User space Ethernet driver

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    I2C from user space

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    Challenge: Modify and test a user space driver

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    Solution: Modify and test a user space driver

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• Conclusion Conclusion

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    Next steps

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