This is not a "module programming" book; Alessandro is much better at
that than I could ever hope to be, and that is the way it should
be. "Professional Linux Kernel Programming" is a guide for people who
need to get under the hood and leverage the freedoms of the GPL in
employing Linux for specialized applications. There will be material
on driver programming, but this is not the primary focus of this book.
The book will also focus on the 2.2/2.3 kernels and while we hope to
also include whatever is known about 2.4/2.5, there is very little need
to support 2.0/2.1 (Beck & al have already done this admirably)
We are looking at a Dec 31 deadline for all submissions, and we are
currently seeking contributing authors for sections including
- the network layer and the network devices
- SMP, IPC and Memory management
- salvaging investments in NT drivers
- kernel programming tools, debugging and 'best practices'
- the sound systems
When we are done, we hope to leave behind a complete opus of papers in
the LPD to cover programming issues in the entire kernel. We have a
table of contents online at http://members.xoom.com/teledynamics/book
and invite your comments.
Anyone interested in participating in this project is invited to contact
me directly at garym@canada.com or by phone at 519-422-2723
-- Gary Lawrence Murphy <garym@canada.com> TeleDynamics Communications Inc Business Telecom Services : Internet Consulting : http://www.teledyn.com Linux/GNU Education Group: http://www.egroups.com/group/linux-education/ "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."(Pablo Picasso)
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