Tag: kernel space
Getting Started with the MinnowBoard
With the embedded market being flooded with open source hardware boards, it's tough finding one that not only suits your budget, computing power needs,...
A Few Things You Should Know About Futexes
This article aims to provide a clear and concise discussion about the basics of futexes, and how they could be used to implement user-space...
Device Drivers, Part 13: Data Transfer to and from USB Devices
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, continues from the previous two articles. It details the ultimate step of...
Device Drivers, Part 11: USB Drivers in Linux
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, gets you started with writing your first USB driver in Linux.
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Device Drivers, Part 10: Kernel-Space Debuggers in Linux
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, talks about kernel-space debugging in Linux.
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Device Drivers, Part 9: Input/Output Control in Linux
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, talks about the typical ioctl() implementation and usage in Linux.
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Device Drivers, Part 4: Linux Character Drivers
This article, which is part of the series on Linux device drivers, deals with the various concepts of character drivers and their implementation.
Capturing Packets In Your C Program, With Libpcap
This article provides an introduction to libpcap, and shows, with examples of source code, how you can use it to create your own packet-sniffing...
