In the standard driver model for Linux, device drivers register themselves with the appropriate subsystem: PCI, USB, open firmware (device tree), platform device, and so on. The registration includes ...

In this excerpt, Chapter 9, from the book, the author describes how kernel device drivers interact with system hardware and how developers can write device drivers and use them in their applications.

Title: Practical Linux Programming: Device Drivers, Embedded Systems and the InternetAuthor: Ashfaq A. Khan Publisher: Charles River Media ISBN: 1-58450-096-4 Price: $49.95 I became quite curious when ...

The Blue Collar GNU/Linux embedded systems target use in EPIC (Embedded Platform for Industrial Computing) PC/104, PC/104, PC/104 Plus, and EBX single-board computers operating at –40 to +85°C. The ...

Linux for Embedded and Real-time Applications, 3rd Edition by Doug Abbott offers a detailed, hands-on discussion that takes a developer from installation through application development. Presenting ...

With the former conglomerate driver broken into two distinct libraries, one has the basic ingredients necessary for implementing this solution. The hardware access library can be packaged to run in ...

This is the last part of our four-article series on beginning embedded Linux development. Our intent was to provide an introduction to the typical embedded Linux infrastructure so that a programmer ...

With two weeks remaining until the start of LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, it’s time to start getting ready. The device driver tutorial, taught by kernel developer and author Greg Kroah-Hartman ...

CNXSoft: This is a guest port by Erik Wierich, Senior Engineer at RISCstar Solutions, demonstrating a practical security ...