Contents

• Contents
• Introduction
  • Who Should Read This
  • Note on the Style
  • Changes
    • New in version 1.0.1
    • New in version 1.1.0
  • Acknowledgements
    • For version 1.0.1
    • For version 1.1.0
• Hello, world
  • Makefiles for Kernel Modules
  • Multiple File Kernel Modules
• Character Device Files
  • Multiple Kernel Versions Source Files
• The /proc File System
• Using /proc For Input
• Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)
• Startup Parameters
• System Calls
• Blocking Processes
• Replacing printk's
• Scheduling Tasks
• Interrupt Handlers
  • Keyboards on the Intel Architecture
• Symmetrical Multi-Processing
• Common Pitfalls
• Changes between 2.0 and 2.2
• Where From Here?
• Goods and Services
  • Getting this Book in Print
• Showing Your Appreciation
• The GNU General Public License
• Index