Index

/dev ,

/proc file system

/proc/interrupts

/proc/ksyms

/proc/meminfo

/proc/modules , ,

/proc
using for input

2.0.x kernel

2.2 changes

2.2.x kernel

__KERNEL__

__NO_VERSION__

__SMP__

_IO

_IOR

_IOW

_IOWR

_NSIG_WORDS

access
sequential

argc

argv

asm/uaccess.h

BH_IMMEDIATE

blocking processes

blocking, how to avoid

bottom half

busy

calls
system

character device files

chardev.c, source file ,

chardev.h, source file

cleanup_module ,

cleanup_module
general purpose

close

compilation
conditional

compiling

conditional compilation

config.h

CONFIG_MODVERSIONS

configuration
kernel

console

copying Linux|)

copyright|(

copyright|)

CPU
multiple

crontab

ctrl-c

current pointer

current task

defining ioctls

development version
kernel

device files
block

device files
character ,

device files% to

device number
major

devices
physical

DOS

EAGAIN

EINTR

elf_i386

ENTRY(system_call)

entry.S

file system registration

file system
/proc

file_operations structure ,

file_operations
structure

flush

Free Software Foundation

General Public License|(

General Public License|)

get_user ,

GNU

General Public License|(

General Public License|)

handlers
interrupt

hard disk
partitions of

hard wiring

header file for ioctls

hello world

hello.c, source file

housekeeping

IDE
hard disk

inb

init_module

init_module
general purpose

inode

inode_operations structure

input to device files

Input
using /proc for

insmod , , ,

intel architecture
keyboard

interrupt 0x80

interrupt handlers

interruptibe_sleep_on

interrupts

interrupts
disabling

intrpt.c, source file

ioctl

ioctl.c, source file

ioctl
defining

ioctl
header file for

ioctl
official assignment

ioctl
using in a process

irqs

kernel configuration

kernel versions

KERNEL_VERSION ,

keyboard

ksyms
proc file

ld

libraries
standard

LINUX

Linux

copyright|)

LINUX_VERSION_CODE

MACRO_PARM

major device number

major number

makefile

Makefile, source file ,

mark_bh

memory segments

minor number

mknod

MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT

MOD_INC_USE_COUNT ,

mod_use_count_

modem ,

MODULE

Module Parameters

module.h

module_cleanup

module_interruptibe_sleep_on

MODULE_PARM

module_permissions

module_register_chrdev

module_sleep_on ,

module_wake_up

modversions.h

multi tasking

multi-processing

multiple source files

multitasking

non blocking

number
major (of device driver)

number
major (of physical device)

O_NONBLOCK

official ioctl assignment

open
system call

param.c, source file

Parameters
Module

parameters
startup

partition
of hard disk

permissions

physical devices

pointer
current

printk

printk.c, source file

printk
replacing

proc file system

proc
using for input

proc_dir_entry structure

proc_register ,

proc_register_dynamic ,

processes
blocking

processes
killing

processes
putting to sleep

processes
waking up

processing
multi

procfs.c, source file ,

put_user ,

putting processes to sleep

queue_task , ,

queue_task_irq ,

read

read
in the kernel

reference count ,

refund policy

registration
file system

replacing printk's

request_irq

rmmod , , ,

rmmod
preventing

root

SA_INTERRUPT

SA_SHIRQ

salut mundi

sched.c, source file

scheduler

scheduling tasks

segment
memory

selfishness

sequential access

serial port

shutdown

SIGINT

signal

signals

sleep.c, source file

sleep
putting processes to

sleep_on ,

SMP ,

source files
multiple

source
chardev.c ,

source
chardev.h

source
hello.c

source
intrpt.c

source
ioctl.c

source
Makefile ,

source
param.c

source
printk.c

source
procfs.c ,

source
sched.c

source
sleep.c

source
start.c

source
stop.c

source
syscall.c

ssize_t

stable version
kernel

standard libraries

start.c, source file

startup parameters

stop.c, source file

strace

struct file_operations ,

struct inode_operations

struct proc_dir_entry

struct tq_struct

struct
tty

structure
task

Symmetrical Multi-Processing ,

sync

sys_call_table

sys_open

syscall.c, source file

system calls

system_call

task

task structure

task
current

TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE

tasks
scheduling

terminal

terminal
virtual

tq_immediate

tq_struct struct

tq_timer

tty_struct

type checking

uaccess.h
asm

version.h

versions supported

versions
kernel

virtual terminal

waking up processes

write

write
in the kernel

write
to device files

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why you should avoid

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