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Mastering Linux Device Driver Development

by John Madieu

January 2021

Intermediate to advanced

646 pages

13h 48m

English

Packt Publishing

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Technical requirementsThe kernel locking API and shared objectsSpinlocksMutexesThe try-lock methodWaiting, sensing, and blocking in the Linux kernelWork deferring mechanismsSoftIRQsTaskletsWorkqueuesWorkqueues – a new generationLinux kernel interrupt managementDesigning an interrupt handlerSummary
Technical requirementsIntroduction to regmap and its data structures – I2C, SPI, and MMIOAccessing device registersQuick recap on Linux kernel IRQ managementRegmap IRQ API and data structuresSummary
Technical requirementsIntroducing the MFD subsystem and Syscon APIsDevice tree binding for MFD devicesUnderstanding Syscon and simple-mfdIntroducing simple-mfdSummary
Technical requirementsCCF data structures and interfacesUnderstanding struct clk_hw and its dependenciesRegistering/unregistering the clock providerExposing clocks to others (in detail)Writing a clock provider driverProviding clock opsPutting it all together – global overviewGrabbing and releasing clocksPreparing/unpreparing clocksRate functionsParent functionsPutting it all together
Technical requirementsIntroduction to ASoCASoC Digital Audio InterfaceASoC sub-elementsWriting codec class driversCodec DAI and PCM (AKA DSP) configurationsThe concept of controlsThe concept of DAPMWriting the platform class driverThe CPU DAI driverThe platform DMA driver AKA PCM DMA driverSummary
Technical requirementsIntroduction to machine class driversThe DAI linkMachine routing considerationCodec pinsBoard connectorsMachine routingClocking and formatting considerationsSound card registrationLeveraging the simple-card machine driverCodec-less sound cardsSummary

Technical requirementsFramework architecture and the main data structuresInitializing and registering a V4L2 deviceIntroducing video device drivers – the bridge driverInitializing and registering the video deviceVideo device file operationsV4L2 ioctl handlingThe videobuf2 interface and APIsThe concept of sub-devicesSub-device initializationSub-device operationsTraditional sub-device (un)registrationV4L2 controls infrastructureA word about control inheritanceSummary
Technical requirementsThe V4L2 async interface and the concept of graph bindingGraph bindingThe V4L2 async and graph-oriented APIV4L2 asyncThe Linux media controller frameworkThe media controller abstraction modelIntegrating media controller support in the driverMedia controller from user spaceSummary
Technical requirementsIntroduction to V4L2 from user spaceThe V4L2 user space APIVideo device opening and property managementQuerying the device capabilitiesBuffer management Image (buffer) formatRequesting buffersEnqueueing the buffer and enabling streamingDequeuing buffersV4L2 user space toolsUsing v4l2-ctlDebugging V4L2 in user spaceSummary
Technical requirementsThe concept of power management on Linux-based systemsRuntime power managementSystem power management sleep statesAdding power management capabilities to device driversImplementing runtime PM capabilitySystem suspend and resume sequencesImplementing system sleep capabilityBeing a source of system wakeupWakeup source and sysfs (or debugfs)The IRQF_NO_SUSPEND flagSummary
Technical requirementsIntroduction to PCI buses and interfacesTerminologyPCI bus enumeration, device configuration, and addressingPCI address spacesInterrupt distributionThe Linux kernel PCI subsystem and data structuresPCI data structuresOverview of the PCI driver structurePCI and Direct Memory Access (DMA)PCI coherent (aka consistent) mappingStreaming DMA mappingSummary
Technical requirementsIntroducing NVMEM data structures and APIsWriting the NVMEM provider driverNVMEM device (un)registrationImplementing NVMEM read/write callbacksDevice tree bindings for NVMEM providersNVMEM consumer driver APIsNVMEM in user spaceSummary
Technical requirementsWatchdog data structures and APIsRegistering/unregistering a watchdog deviceHandling pretimeouts and governorsGPIO-based watchdogsThe watchdog user space interfaceStarting and stopping the watchdogGetting watchdog capabilities and identitySetting and getting the timeout and pretimeoutGetting the (boot/reboot) statusThe watchdog sysfs interfaceSummary
Technical requirementsUnderstanding the Linux kernel release processLinux kernel development tipsMessage printingLinux kernel tracing and performance analysisUsing Ftrace to instrument the codeLinux kernel debugging tipsOops and panic analysisUsing objdump to identify the faulty code line in the kernel moduleSummary
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Overview

Mastering Linux Device Driver Development is your guide to creating custom device drivers for Linux-based systems. This detailed resource takes you through the intricacies of the Linux kernel, teaching you to integrate and interact with various subsystems for controlling peripherals and managing functionalities, such as PCI, ALSA SoC, V4L2, and more.

What this Book will help me do

Learn to create custom Linux kernel drivers for real-world hardware integration.
Master advanced kernel subsystems like PCI, ALSA SoC, and V4L2 within Linux.
Understand kernel debugging techniques to streamline and optimize development.
Gain knowledge on power management frameworks to build energy-efficient designs.
Discover best practices for driver's sustainable development and integration.

Author(s)

John Madieu is an experienced developer and engineer specializing in Linux kernel technologies and device driver development. With years of hands-on expertise in embedded systems, John brings a practical and application-oriented approach, sharing both theoretical insights and real-world lessons to guide you through mastering complex kernel subsystems.

Who is it for?

Intended for experienced developers and engineers working with embedded Linux systems, this book is tailored to those with prior C programming knowledge and some experience with kernel modules. If you're tackling custom drivers for peripherals and looking to master core Linux frameworks, this guide will provide the in-depth, hands-on exploration you need.