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Linux Device Drivers

With Kevin Dankwardt Liked by 834 users
Duration: 2h 49m Skill level: Intermediate Released: 12/2/2020

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One of the most important functions of any operating system is managing various types of hardware connected to the system, from simpler items like serial ports and keyboards to more complex hardware like USB cameras, hard drives, and networked devices. By understanding how Linux device drivers function, you can derive useful insights into the behavior of the Linux kernel and how users and developers can—and cannot—interact with devices. In this course, Kevin Dankwardt explains how loadable kernel modules work, then details three different types of Linux device drivers—character device drivers, block drivers, and network drivers—and the aspects and uses of each. Kevin covers the basics of each type of driver, and then guides you through writing, debugging, tracing, and adding functionality to the different device drivers.

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  • Akash C Akash C

    Akash C

    Software Engineer 1 | Embedded Systems | C | C++ | QNX | Linux Device Driver | HAL

    4/5 November 6, 2024
    overall good experience as intermediate.
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  • Hossein Salehipour Hossein Salehipour

    Hossein Salehipour

    Embedded Linux Software Developer | C++ Software Engineer | Qt and QML Developer at UX Gruppe

    5/5 November 8, 2023
    One of the most comprehensive courses I've ever seen on kernel development subject. Highly recommend it to juniors.
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    Selva kumar.K

    Software Developer at Robert Bosch

    5/5 November 2, 2023
    It was too good for a beginner to understand about linux driver
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