On Sat, Oct 15, 2011 at 4:26 PM, Ashok Sharma <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, > > I am interested in writing Linux device drivers (DD) and have knowledge of > OS concepts, Linux OS design and System Calls. What is the path to writing > DD and please give some references/links. > > Thank you and regards > Ashok > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > > Hello Ashok, A few days ago I wrote a lengthy answer to the same question in quora, if you want to take a look: www.quora.com/Linux/Whats-the-best-way-to-learn-device-driver-development-on-Linux Short answer: If you have an Android device, there is a big probability that the drivers for that hardware have not yet been pushed upstream. Android and Linux differ slightly but enough to force a developer to choose to write a driver either for Android or Linux. So, a useful contribution and an excellent learning process could be porting Android device drivers to Linux. -- Javier MartÃnez Canillas (+34) 682 39 81 69 Barcelona, Spain
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