From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.6 required=3.0 tests=DKIM_INVALID,DKIM_SIGNED, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93DE0C4724C for ; Fri, 1 May 2020 08:53:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: from shelob.surriel.com (shelob.surriel.com [96.67.55.147]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 491BA208C3 for ; Fri, 1 May 2020 08:53:16 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key) header.d=kroah.com header.i=@kroah.com header.b="H35DOls8"; dkim=fail reason="signature verification failed" (2048-bit key) header.d=messagingengine.com header.i=@messagingengine.com header.b="kWTEbRqg" DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org 491BA208C3 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=kroah.com Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=kernelnewbies-bounces@kernelnewbies.org Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=shelob.surriel.com) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtp (Exim 4.92.3) (envelope-from ) id 1jURPp-0000Ez-9c; Fri, 01 May 2020 04:53:01 -0400 Received: from out1-smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.25]) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtps (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92.3) (envelope-from ) id 1jURPm-0000Es-HO for kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org; Fri, 01 May 2020 04:52:58 -0400 Received: from compute1.internal (compute1.nyi.internal [10.202.2.41]) by mailout.nyi.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC7DE5C007D; Fri, 1 May 2020 04:52:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mailfrontend2 ([10.202.2.163]) by compute1.internal (MEProxy); Fri, 01 May 2020 04:52:55 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=kroah.com; h= date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type:in-reply-to; s=fm3; bh=LJFdxqc4hADYRW9vTTIFz8YHHPd Ha/7RPUhtojFh7HY=; b=H35DOls8aSnBUeP5YEktVU6W96eTil4fX4GbvHYUkkP jOyLNAqkRAwSVow+YzhN0IcYG0SWkcrcBLNI/vbW3GIh/PAyeYaO90R/Wgt63pU9 /OEstL8MdNNTd9ZcF1oNFPy4+HZOYEknvrjHetYpI95kzu07dO442Gr5h7gNRM3C tg33+Sw1ESV8FQ+QaO4gtUqUovUJ66GRNsCHVCOVcl2Jgwe7Kq4tQxbpV4tVQdj1 YkiIiWlBn3H/05fOGNcip+Tz7KrQcu6rV1Zrvzp4x2Nh5aEW0BVrC7II1tcWdzi6 zO6PkHO7MXYWT5SDZ6Uiob3dcEi8r9h9jioe3WLLuzg== DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d= messagingengine.com; h=cc:content-type:date:from:in-reply-to :message-id:mime-version:references:subject:to:x-me-proxy :x-me-proxy:x-me-sender:x-me-sender:x-sasl-enc; s=fm2; bh=LJFdxq c4hADYRW9vTTIFz8YHHPdHa/7RPUhtojFh7HY=; b=kWTEbRqgb9iMaIKZzv6Y/N qm0/YT0kXUza6p+M8cfUqHWv48Bm5QiTXT3hGUvLxb83p2M2AeJEWdP/FN2krwcn n54GHKfsLQo1s11Z0Ho/Da5DXCEuOCtLLtbUUWa9iNCAmCzqftWjS7MTiE0uBf/G 2CWu2+ZLFsLTBe3LETFpHSRXk273wBeb9YHNuCLQthEKc7U8X8Hy6dQEAigGvw3B vpMoGPKxIQ/4mFNo6uK+gM13jDUIQuzxVG0vzxL+7kgGFvw2Wk6+4FTqDOl29qWX sK6J3z0QGrRj1AjAr1LWYjERSmH2ho69XJJv0cw2Lr+46UflCKB9u3PM/HSiojTg == X-ME-Sender: X-ME-Proxy-Cause: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgeduhedrieejgddtkecutefuodetggdotefrodftvf curfhrohhfihhlvgemucfhrghsthforghilhdpqfgfvfdpuffrtefokffrpgfnqfghnecu uegrihhlohhuthemuceftddtnecusecvtfgvtghiphhivghnthhsucdlqddutddtmdenuc fjughrpeffhffvuffkfhggtggujgesthdtredttddtvdenucfhrhhomhepifhrvghgucfm jfcuoehgrhgvgheskhhrohgrhhdrtghomheqnecuggftrfgrthhtvghrnhepveeuheejgf ffgfeivddukedvkedtleelleeghfeljeeiueeggeevueduudekvdetnecukfhppeekfedr keeirdekledruddtjeenucevlhhushhtvghrufhiiigvpedtnecurfgrrhgrmhepmhgrih hlfhhrohhmpehgrhgvgheskhhrohgrhhdrtghomh X-ME-Proxy: Received: from localhost (83-86-89-107.cable.dynamic.v4.ziggo.nl [83.86.89.107]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 6AF5A3065F42; Fri, 1 May 2020 04:52:54 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 1 May 2020 10:52:52 +0200 From: Greg KH To: Mohamed Dawod Subject: Re: LDD3 vs Essential Linux Device Drivers Message-ID: <20200501085252.GA1125629@kroah.com> References: <20200501063217.GA821946@kroah.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Cc: kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org X-BeenThere: kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: Learn about the Linux kernel List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: kernelnewbies-bounces@kernelnewbies.org 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 _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies