Kernel development has special requirements. If you’re taking the device driver tutorial at LinuxWorld Conference and Expo, here’s how to get your laptop ready to go. With two weeks remaining until ...

In theory, writing a Linux device driver shouldn’t be that hard, but it is harder than it looks. However, using libusb, you can easily deal with USB devices from user space, which, for many purposes, ...

[Johannes 4GNU_Linux] has been filming a video series on how to write Linux device drivers for a couple of years now, but luckily, you won’t need that long to watch them or to create your own driver.

You can create a release to package software, along with release notes and links to binary files, for other people to use. Learn more about releases in our docs.

Designed to demonstrate low-level interaction with Linux kernel space using loadable kernel modules (LKM), targeting embedded systems and hardware-near control. Kernel modules can register block or ...

My previous article introduced you to Linux drivers and helped you get started using and writing simple user-space I/O programs. 1 In this article, I hope to familiarize you with kernel-level I/O ...

In the modern world of advanced networking, simple hardware does not exist. For years, requirements for speed and functionality have increased exponentially. Advanced networking designs require ...

There have been debates of Windows and Linux over the years about supported hardware and device drivers. Mostly the debates have come down to these facts: - Support for hardware in Windows is ...