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Recently, i began developing a driver of an embedded device running linux.
Until now i have only read about linux internals.
Having no prior experience in driver devlopment, i am finding it a tad difficult to land my first step.
- I have downloaded the kernel source-code (v2.6.32).
- I have read (skimped) Linux Device Drivers (3e)
- I read a few related posts here on StackOverflow.
- I understand that linux has a "monolithic" approach.
- I have built kernel (included existing driver in menuconfig etc.)
- I know the basics of kconfig and makefile files so that should not be a problem.
Can someone describe the structure (i.e. the inter-links)
of the various folders in the kernel-source code.In other words given a source-code file,
which other files would it refer to for related code(The "#include"-s provide a partial idea)
Could someone please help me in getting a better idea?
Any help will be greatly appreciated
Thank You.
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