Red Hat Linux Kernal Internals II: Device Drivers (D362)

Experienced C programmers with a good understanding of the Linux kernel who want to learn how to develop device drivers for Linux systems.

• Experience in C programming
  
• RHD251 Red Hat Linux Programming or equivalent experience

RHD362 teaches experienced programmers how to develop device drivers specifically for Linux systems. By the end of this course, you will understand the Linux architecture, hardware and memory management, modularization, and the layout of the kernel source. You also will have practiced key concepts and skills for the development of character, block, and network drivers.

• Device Driver Basics
  
• udev
  
• Writing to a Device
  
• /proc Entries
  
• Module Parameters and /sys
  
• Module Dependencies
  
• Licensing
  
• Dynamic Module Loading
  
• ioctl
  
• mmap
  
• DMA and Asynchronous Transfers
  
• Interrupts
  
• HAL
  
• Locking
  
• Driver Updates
  
• Driver Packaging
  
• Power Management
  
• User Space Drivers
  
• Contributing to the Entropy Pool
  
• PCI
  
• Block Devices