On Mon, 11 Aug 2008, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
> El Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 12:25:51PM -0400 Robert P. J. Day ha dit:
>
> > just picked up a copy of:
> >
> > http://elinuxdd.com/index.html
> >
> > and about to read it cover to cover. anyone else already been
> > down that road? thoughts?
>
> i bought it a couple of months ago and am working myself through it.
> imo it is a book for people who already have knowledge about basic
> kernel mechanisms like synchronization, process management, page
> cache, ... and want to dig deeper in driver specific issues. the
> book introduces most of the basic stuff, but i think if i was a
> complete newbie i'd be rather confused. i would recommend to read it
> after having worked through "Linux Device Drivers" and optionally
> "Linux Kernel Development". the book contains a lot of useful
> information about subsystems (pci, usb, net, wifi, ...) and driver
> implementation.
that's the impression i got, but i don't think that's an actual fault
of the book. in fact, the author makes clear in the preface, under
"Audience", that it's not a beginner-level book for kernel newbies,
but more for folks who already have a good grip on kernel
fundamentals. so, in that sense, it's perfectly honest about it.
rday
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