Hi,

I've been reading LDD3 and understand that the example driver (scull, et al) are out of date with respect to the current Linux kernel. The book is very good, but I would like to get more hands-on by modifying the code and seeing what happens. Various postings that I have found suggest that getting the examples to work would be non-trivial at this point. They don't even compile and there have been many kernel changes since they've been written.

So, can anyone suggest a set of existing, current drivers that would be worth studying/modifying to learn with? I'd like to start with something really simple and work up to more complex drivers. So, an order list would be of great benefit. I've looked through the source code and there certainly is a wide range that I could choose from. A little guidance here would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Ed

I think you're pretty much on the right track -- looking at and selecting a relatively simple driver that exists in the kernel currently, and studying that. Just look through the source code of the kernel, and select a driver source.c file that's really small, like maybe a keyboard driver

Also, if it helps at all (in case you missed it) there's a facility within the more recent kernels where you can insert your own driver/module code to be built with the kernel, and test it out.

Sasha