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Linux Device Drivers Development

You're reading from Linux Device Drivers Development Develop customized drivers for embedded Linux

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2017

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781785280009

Length 586 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C

Tools

Linux

Concepts

System Administration

Author (1):

John Madieu

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Table of Contents (31) Chapters

Title Page

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewer

www.PacktPub.com

Customer Feedback

Dedication

Preface

1. Introduction to Kernel Development FREE CHAPTER

2. Device Driver Basis

3. Kernel Facilities and Helper Functions

4. Character Device Drivers

5. Platform Device Drivers

6. The Concept of a Device Tree

7. I2C Client Drivers

8. SPI Device Drivers

9. Regmap API - A Register Map Abstraction

10. IIO Framework

11. Kernel Memory Management

12. DMA - Direct Memory Access

13. The Linux Device Model

14. Pin Control and GPIO Subsystem

15. GPIO Controller Drivers - gpio_chip

16. Advanced IRQ Management

17. Input Devices Drivers

18. RTC Drivers

19. PWM Drivers

20. Regulator Framework

21. Framebuffer Drivers

22. Network Interface Card Drivers

Index

Chapter 22. Network Interface Card Drivers

We all know that networking is inherent to the Linux kernel. Some years ago, Linux was only used for its network performance, but things have changed now; Linux is much more than a server, and runs on billions of embedded devices. Over the years, Linux has gained the reputation of being the best network operating system. In spite of all this, Linux cannot do everything. Given the huge variety of Ethernet controllers that exist, Linux has found no other way than to expose an API to developers who need a writing driver for their network device, or who need to perform kernel networking development in a general manner. This API offers a sufficient abstraction layer, guaranteeing the generosity of the code developed, as well as porting on other architectures. This chapter will walk-through the part of this API that deals with Network Interface Card (NIC) driver development, and discuss its data structures and methods.

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Authors (1)

John Madieu

John Madieu

John Madieu is an embedded Linux and kernel engineer living in Paris, France. His main activities consist of developing device drivers and Board Support Packages (BSPs) for companies in domains such as IoT, automation, transport, healthcare, energy, and the military. John is the founder and chief consultant at LABCSMART, a company that provides training and services for embedded Linux and Linux kernel engineering. He is an open source and embedded systems enthusiast, convinced that it is only by sharing knowledge that we can learn more. He is passionate about boxing, which he practiced for 6 years professionally, and continues to channel this passion through training sessions that he provides voluntarily.

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