LDD3 vs Essential Linux Device Drivers

Robert P. J. Day rpjday at crashcourse.ca
Fri May 1 04:44:40 EDT 2020


On Fri, 1 May 2020, Greg KH wrote:

> On Fri, May 01, 2020 at 07:58:11AM +0200, Mohamed Dawod wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to start learning about Linux kernel and device drivers
> > development.
> > Should I have to start with LDD3 as a lot of people advice ? or can I start
> > with the Essential Linux Device Drivers by Sreekrishnan Venkateswaran.
> > I know that the second book may be more advanced but I feel that it's more
> > more practical and easier to be understood.
>
> Why not get both and see which one works for you?

  along with LDD3, there is an ongoing project to update the examples
in that book for newer kernels:

https://github.com/martinezjavier/ldd3

rday



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