in a couple weeks, i'll be teaching an intro course on how to write
simple linux device drivers. normally, when i teach such a course,
each student has a real linux system that they can hack on, and write
drivers/modules for, and load and unload those modules.
this time, i was told the students would need to use a VM (not sure
what the host OS is yet), so i figured virtualbox was the obvious
solution. i haven't yet had time to test this yet, but have others
done this sort of thing? as in, played with writing, compiling,
loading and unloading simple modules in a vbox environment?
the plan is to test a number of different driver types, such as
char, block, USB, tty and so on, or as many as i can get through. are
there any major issues i need to worry about before i get started?
thanks.
rday
p.s. i realize that i might bump into issues in a VM i wouldn't face
on a real host. all i want to know is if there are any screeching
show-stoppers that would make the class unworkable. again, thanks.
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