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Device drivers make computer deveices-like disks, monitors, keyboards, and modems - work with a particular operating system, Device drivers convert the more general input/output instructions of the operating system to messages the device can understand, Programmers need unique, Linux-specific knowledge to write device drivers for the Linux operating system. Linux Device Drivers is for anyone who wants to support computer peripherals under the Linux opeating system or develop new hardware to run under Linux. For those curious about how an operating system does its job, this book yields insights into adderss spaces, asynchronous events, and I/O.o focuses on how to maximize portability among hardware platforms. Completely updated to include new calls and techniques introduced in Versions 2.2 and 2.4 of the Linux kernel. Sales Points : * A practical guide to writing device drivers for Linux, updated for Version 2.4 * Excellent new edition to the bestselling Linux Device Drivers * Both authors are well known in the Linux community * Includes complete examples that can be run without special hardware ISBN: 81-7366-360-2 Size : 7 X 9.5 592 Pages
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