Embedded Linux Device Driver Development: Build Linux Kernel Drivers with Device Tree, GPIO, I2C, SPI & DMA (Morden developer toolkit)
Maverick, Gavin
Synopsis "Embedded Linux Device Driver Development: Build Linux Kernel Drivers with Device Tree, GPIO, I2C, SPI & DMA (Morden developer toolkit)"
Are you ready to move beyond simply using Linux on embedded hardware and start understanding what happens beneath the surface? What if you could learn how Linux communicates with hardware, how kernel drivers are structured, and how software can control real embedded devices? Embedded Linux Device Driver Development by Gavin Maverick is a practical guide for developers, students, engineers, and aspiring embedded Linux professionals who want to understand how device drivers are built, configured, tested, and integrated into real systems. Have you ever wondered how a Linux system recognizes a hardware device? How does the kernel know what a peripheral is, where it is located, or how it should communicate with it? What exactly happens between a user-space application and the hardware underneath? This book takes you into that layer. You’ll explore the foundations of Linux kernel driver development and progressively work toward the technologies that matter in modern embedded systems. Instead of treating device drivers as mysterious kernel code, this book helps you understand the concepts, interfaces, and development process behind them. How does the Linux kernel interact with hardware through the Device Tree? How can GPIOs be controlled from a driver? How does I2C communication work when your driver needs to communicate with sensors or peripheral devices? What makes SPI different, and when would you use it? And when ordinary data transfers are not enough, how can DMA improve the movement of data between devices and memory? You’ll explore these questions while developing a stronger understanding of: Linux kernel modules and driver architecture Device Tree concepts and hardware description GPIO control and hardware interaction I2C communication and peripheral drivers SPI interfaces and device communication DMA concepts and data transfer Driver initialization and kernel integration Debugging and troubleshooting techniques Practical approaches to embedded hardware development What happens when you stop memorizing driver concepts and start understanding how the pieces work together? You become better equipped to approach unfamiliar hardware, read existing driver code, identify problems, and build solutions of your own. Whether you are taking your first steps into embedded Linux or looking to strengthen your existing kernel-development skills, this book gives you a structured path from fundamental concepts toward practical driver development. Are you a student trying to understand Linux kernel programming? An embedded developer working with custom hardware? An engineer dealing with GPIO, I2C, SPI, or DMA? Or simply someone asking, “How does Linux actually talk to the hardware?” If you want to build a deeper, more practical understanding of Linux device drivers, this is where you can begin. Stop treating the kernel as a black box. Start understanding the connection between Linux software and embedded hardware. Get your copy of Embedded Linux Device Driver Development today and start building the knowledge needed to develop, debug, and work confidently with Linux kernel drivers.
