LDD3 vs Essential Linux Device Drivers

LDD3 vs Essential Linux Device Drivers

[Mohamed Dawod]

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Hi,

I would like to start learning about Linux kernel and device drivers
development.
Should I have to start with LDD3 as a lot of people advice ? or can I start
with the Essential Linux Device Drivers by Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran.
I know that the second book may be more advanced but I feel that it's more
more practical and easier to be understood.


Thanks,
-- 
Mohamed

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Re: LDD3 vs Essential Linux Device Drivers

[Greg KH]

On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 07:58:11AM +0200, Mohamed Dawod wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to start learning about Linux kernel and device drivers
> development.
> Should I have to start with LDD3 as a lot of people advice ? or can I start
> with the Essential Linux Device Drivers by Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran.
> I know that the second book may be more advanced but I feel that it's more
> more practical and easier to be understood.

Why not get both and see which one works for you?

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Re: LDD3 vs Essential Linux Device Drivers

[Mohamed Dawod]

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>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to start learning about Linux kernel and device drivers
> > development.
> > Should I have to start with LDD3 as a lot of people advice ? or can I
> start
> > with the Essential Linux Device Drivers by Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran.
> > I know that the second book may be more advanced but I feel that it's
> more
> > more practical and easier to be understood.
>
> Why not get both and see which one works for you?


I had already done as you said.
I am just asking if it's really mandatory to read LDD3 first ?

On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 8:32 AM Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> wrote:

> On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 07:58:11AM +0200, Mohamed Dawod wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to start learning about Linux kernel and device drivers
> > development.
> > Should I have to start with LDD3 as a lot of people advice ? or can I
> start
> > with the Essential Linux Device Drivers by Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran.
> > I know that the second book may be more advanced but I feel that it's
> more
> > more practical and easier to be understood.
>
> Why not get both and see which one works for you?
>


-- 

Mohamed Dawod
Computer Engineer

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Re: LDD3 vs Essential Linux Device Drivers

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Fri, 1 May 2020, Greg KH wrote:

> On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 07:58:11AM +0200, Mohamed Dawod wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to start learning about Linux kernel and device drivers
> > development.
> > Should I have to start with LDD3 as a lot of people advice ? or can I start
> > with the Essential Linux Device Drivers by Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran.
> > I know that the second book may be more advanced but I feel that it's more
> > more practical and easier to be understood.
>
> Why not get both and see which one works for you?

  along with LDD3, there is an ongoing project to update the examples
in that book for newer kernels:

https://github.com/martinezjavier/ldd3

rday

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Re: LDD3 vs Essential Linux Device Drivers

[Greg KH]

On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 09:29:19AM +0200, Mohamed Dawod wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I would like to start learning about Linux kernel and device drivers
> > > development.
> > > Should I have to start with LDD3 as a lot of people advice ? or can I
> > start
> > > with the Essential Linux Device Drivers by Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran.
> > > I know that the second book may be more advanced but I feel that it's
> > more
> > > more practical and easier to be understood.
> >
> > Why not get both and see which one works for you?
> 
> 
> I had already done as you said.
> I am just asking if it's really mandatory to read LDD3 first ?

It's not mandatory to do anything, no one is forcing you to do this.

have fun!

greg k-h

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