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08/14/2006, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker:
Greg Kroah-Hartman, Linux Kernel Developer, Novell, Inc.
This Lab has been canceled
This tutorial will teach the attendees how to write a working Linux kernel driver for a real device. Every person will be given a device upon the start of the class, and by the end, they will have created a kernel driver that controls the device that will be acceptable for inclusion in the main Linux kernel tree. Topics that will be covered:
* understanding the kernel build process
* understanding the module load process
* basics of the kernel driver and device model needed by all driver authors.
* how to interact with a kernel driver from userspace.
* understanding how to talk to the hardware.
* proper kernel coding guidelines.
Skills necessary for this tutorial:
* Must know how to build, install, and run, a standard kernel.org kernel
* Intermediate understanding and knowledge of the C language
* Have a laptop with a working USB connection, running the latest version of the 2.6 kernel from kernel.org
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