| Course Description | |
| This course provides a general introduction to Linux device driver development. Students gain a clear practical understanding of the way drivers are designed, interfaced with the kernel, implemented, and tested. Course Length: 3 Days Course Tuition: $990 (US) |
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| Prerequisites | |
| Linux Internals is recommended. Strong C programming skills and intermediate knowledge of UNIX/Linux shell commands are required. Experience with the data structures and basic functions used in the Linux kernel is necessary. Proficiency at configuring and installing a new Linux kernel on a system is assumed. | |
| Course Outline |
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• Introduction to Linux Driver Development Introduction and environmental setup Kernel versions and compatibility Components of the Kernel Aims of driver development Steps associated with the development of a driver How device drivers work Stability and security issues • Device Drivers Elements of a driver Benefits and drawbacks Classes of drivers • Linux Kernel Facilities System calls Data structures Functions • Modules Benefits of using modules Module-related tools Compiling, loading, and unloading Module implementation Automatic module loading • Character Devices Accessing the device File and inode structure File operations Reading and writing IOCTLs Example of a character device • Hardware Aspects Accessing memory Direct Memory Access I/O Management PCI and ISA • Block Drivers Registration The blk.h header Requests and Mounting |
• Networks Layer model Network communications Implementation of the TCP/IP stack Data structures Socket sk_buff Inet socket proto ARP and IP Protocols IP Filters UDP and TCP • Network Devices Integration in the kernel Ethernet Devices SLIP and PPP Loopback Dummy devices Loading network drivers Transmitting and receiving packets Device configuration Statistics • SCSI Subsystem Architecture overview Names and conventions Upper level Block devices (hard disks, CD-ROM) Character devices (Tape) Generic drivers Mid level (boot parameters, proc interface) Lower (hardware) level and pseudo drivers • Device Drivers Debugging Printing with printk Queries /proc entries Tracing and debuggers Download a detailed course outline (PDF) Contact us for course schedules or more information. |
