October 2017
Intermediate to advanced
586 pages
14h 8m
English
Content preview from Linux Device Drivers Development
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Summary
This chapter explained in a simple manner how you should download the Linux source and process a first build. It also dealt with some common concepts. That said, this chapter is quite brief and may not be enough, but never mind, it is just an introduction. That is why the next chapter gets more into the details of the kernel-building process; how to actually compile a driver, either externally or as a part of the kernel; as well as some basics that you should learn before starting the long journey that kernel development represents.