From: "Eliezer dos Santos Magalhães" <magalhaes@intime-net.com.br>
To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: writing device drivers
Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:56:58 -0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <006901c18ee6$bcacad60$6400000a@cyber> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <F68qvDuJhqFo9iLG7c500010b4e@hotmail.com> <01c301c18e45$6e2dd6b0$6400000a@cyber> <20011226174157.A14542@havoc.gtf.org>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Legacy Fishtank" <garzik@havoc.gtf.org>
To: "Eliezer dos Santos Magalhães" <magalhaes@intime-net.com.br>
Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: writing device drivers
> 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
>
No , it was just an example , I would like to take a source of a device
drive , and study the code ... well , I have got that book ... I think I
need to read it very slowly ... thank for the help ...
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-12-27 14:49 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
2001-12-27 14:56 ` Eliezer dos Santos Magalhães [this message]
2001-12-27 14:57 ` Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
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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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