From: Legacy Fishtank <garzik@havoc.gtf.org>
To: "Eliezer dos Santos Magalhães" <magalhaes@intime-net.com.br>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: writing device drivers
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2001 17:41:57 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20011226174157.A14542@havoc.gtf.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <F68qvDuJhqFo9iLG7c500010b4e@hotmail.com> <01c301c18e45$6e2dd6b0$6400000a@cyber>
In-Reply-To: <01c301c18e45$6e2dd6b0$6400000a@cyber>; from magalhaes@intime-net.com.br on Wed, Dec 26, 2001 at 05:42:16PM -0200
On Wed, Dec 26, 2001 at 05:42:16PM -0200, Eliezer dos Santos Magalhães wrote:
> where can I find a good paper , or something good that could teach me how to
> write device drivers ?? I really would like to know , mainly network device
> drivers , for example , how could I re-write the rtl8139 driver ?
For kernel 2.4, the -2nd- edition of _Linux Device Drivers_ is good, but
it doesn't cover nearly everything you need to know... your best
reference is existing network driver source code for recent PCI drivers.
And, are you having problems with rtl8139 or was that just an example? :)
Jeff
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-12-26 22:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-12-26 18:54 Concerning a driver rewrite (NOT THE KERNEL) victor1 torres
2001-12-26 19:42 ` writing device drivers Eliezer dos Santos Magalhães
2001-12-26 20:01 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2001-12-26 20:13 ` Robert Szentmihalyi
2001-12-26 20:15 ` Riley Williams
2001-12-26 22:41 ` Legacy Fishtank [this message]
2001-12-27 14:56 ` Eliezer dos Santos Magalhães
2001-12-27 14:57 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
2001-12-26 20:10 RaúlNúñez de Arenas Coronado
2014-06-27 21:54 Writing Device Drivers Nawn Given
2014-06-27 22:48 ` Andi Kleen
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