Chapter 10: Building and Installing a Driver

• "Defining Device Numbers" covers the choice of major and minor device numbers.

• "Defining Device Special Files" describes options for creating the file or files controlled by the driver.

• "Compiling and Linking" covers the compiler and linker options used for driver modules.

• "Configuring a Nonloadable Driver" describes the configuration files used to set up a driver loaded at boot time.

• "Configuring a Loadable Driver" describes the additional configuration needed for a loadable driver.

Defining Device Numbers

Defining Device Special Files

Compiling and Linking

Configuring a Nonloadable Driver

Configuring a Loadable Driver

Configuring for a Dynamic Major Number