From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix, from userid 65534) id 96B651EF6B4; Wed, 17 Jul 2013 23:19:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from userp1040.oracle.com (userp1040.oracle.com [156.151.31.81]) by befuddled.reisers.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2A94A1EF56F for ; Wed, 17 Jul 2013 23:19:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from acsinet22.oracle.com (acsinet22.oracle.com [141.146.126.238]) by userp1040.oracle.com (Sentrion-MTA-4.3.1/Sentrion-MTA-4.3.1) with ESMTP id r6I3JF7t025083 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Thu, 18 Jul 2013 03:19:16 GMT Received: from aserz7022.oracle.com (aserz7022.oracle.com [141.146.126.231]) by acsinet22.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r6I3JEfi009588 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Thu, 18 Jul 2013 03:19:15 GMT Received: from abhmt116.oracle.com (abhmt116.oracle.com [141.146.116.68]) by aserz7022.oracle.com (8.14.4+Sun/8.14.4) with ESMTP id r6I3JEJ3009583 for ; Thu, 18 Jul 2013 03:19:14 GMT MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <1716186c-3af0-4dc1-be76-e41e96525ca0@default> Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 20:19:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Don Raikes Sender: Don Raikes To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: RE: OT: looking for resources References: <9b738950-8e04-4e23-8300-33d28f09f4f3@default> <87sizcy626.fsf@mushroom.PK5001Z> In-Reply-To: <87sizcy626.fsf@mushroom.PK5001Z> X-Priority: 3 X-Mailer: Oracle Beehive Extensions for Outlook 2.0.1.7 (607090) [OL 12.0.6668.5000 (x86)] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Source-IP: acsinet22.oracle.com [141.146.126.238] X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.2 X-BeenThere: speakup@linux-speakup.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 03:19:17 -0000 Thanks chris, Fortunately I am working with a 2.6.28 kernel. -----Original Message----- From: Chris Brannon [mailto:chris@the-brannons.com]=20 Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 7:07 PM To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. Subject: Re: OT: looking for resources Don Raikes writes: > While I have taken a class in c programming and have spent the last=20 > several days scouring the internet for resources, I am wondering if=20 > anyone on this list might have some good tips on getting started with=20 > kernel programming real fast. > Unfortunately the assignment is due on Sunday, but my biggest problem=20 > at the moment is allocating memory in the kernel. I learned from a book called Linux Device Drivers. It's available online in HTML format. Just use Google. If you want plain text, ask me off-list. Unfortunately, the book was written for the 2.6.x kernels, and its age is s= tarting to show. In fact, I don't think the sample programs will still com= pile without some modification. HTH, -- Chris _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@linux-speakup.org http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup