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From: fs.rajat@gmail.com (Rajat Sharma)
To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org
Subject: How to write linux drivers?
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 13:16:36 +0530	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <BANLkTikSsmSYN=xzZef45OZ6hhCYZr26vA@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SNT114-W335106A4853A64002DFE97B5660@phx.gbl>

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On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Lalit Pratap Singh
<lalitpratap@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am linux kernel newbie, I am trying to understand linux kernel since very
> long.
> Can anyone tell me how to understand drivers, How can i start working on
> writing drivers?
>
> I just wanted to know that, How can i write the smallest driver and test it?
> Also suggest me where to find the specification of the target hardware, for
> which driver is to be written?
> Ex. floppy drive, bluetooth etc.
>
> I want some basic tutorial links also.
>
>
>
> Thanks
> Lalit Pratap
>
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  reply	other threads:[~2011-06-12  7:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-06-12  7:41 How to write linux drivers? Lalit Pratap Singh
2011-06-12  7:46 ` Rajat Sharma [this message]
2011-06-12 15:47   ` esmaeil mirzaee
2011-06-13  6:14 ` Felix Varghese

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