Our objective in this chapter is to introduce the basics of Linux device drivers. We’ll begin with the concept of installable kernel modules. Then we’ll look at the basic device driver APIs in the ...

This approach would allow different security models to work without modifying the main kernel code. Out of this discussion grew the Linux Security Module Project (LSM). A number of developers worked ...

Although Linux does not (yet) support this binary format, the good news is that you can learn how to write kernel modules by implementing COM support for the Linux kernel.

The Linux kernel is a monolithic kernel. It’s mainly one large program, but it closely interacts with other, distinct, programs such as drivers and kernel modules.

When you program in the kernel, there is no operating system to step in and safely stop your code from running and tell you that you have a problem. The Linux kernel is pretty nice to its own code.

The kernel, however, including modules, has no such restriction. That can make debugging modules tricky because you can easily bring the system to its knees.

Solo's new open-source program BumbleBee will make it much easier to build Linux eBPF programs. Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, Senior Contributing Editor Jan. 6, 2022 at 1:52 p.m. PT ...

LKRG kernel modules are currently available for main Linux distros such as RHEL7, OpenVZ 7, Virtuozzo 7, and Ubuntu 16.04 to latest mainlines. Not a perfect solution ...

More and more Rust drivers are being added to the Linux kernel. While Rust code represents just 0.1% of the total codebase, that’s still 143 separate files across all facets of the kernel.

With this second excerpt, Abbott discusses kernel modules and device drivers in Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 and Part 6. In this final installment of the excerpt, Abbott continues this ...