linux-kernel - Re: Where I can find the guide/help to device driver development

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Message-ID: <20120416144158.GB5215@x1.osrc.amd.com>
Date:	Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:41:58 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	operational.people@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Where I can find the guide/help to device driver development

On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 03:29:51PM -0400, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 15, 2012 at 12:14:13PM -0600, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> > On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:37:04 -0400 (EDT)
> > David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> > 
> > > From: Vishal Nandanwar <operational.people@...il.com>
> > > Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:59:02 +0530
> > > 
> > > > I am new in Linux device driver development. Currently I am learning
> > > > drivers from the book "Linux device drivers" by Rubini. This book is
> > > > quite big and quite boring. What are the ways to learn the drivers?
> > > > 
> > > > Do any one have any guide in video or PPT format or in any other format?  
> > > 
> > > Sorry, nobody is going to produce and direct a science fiction film
> > > about kernel development just to make it more interesting for you.
> > 
> > I don't know...this could actually be kind of fun...
> > 
> 
> Jon, I blame you for not putting in a QotW this week. The OP is an
> obvious troll, fishing for new material to give you. This is his second
> post: https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/4/13/66
> 
> I guess old Vishal was upset (like many others) about not seeing any
> good quotes on LWN, and decided to go trolling for some. Asking this
> question (more than once) is a sure way to secure a good juice QotW on
> LWN for next week.
> 
> Moral of the story is... Don't whimp out on posting QotWs on LWN,
> otherwise you get trolls fishing for material, and you happen to be the
> one that supplies it (sortof defeating the point).

Oh, I'm very happy Jon did that - I'm ROTFLing here :-) Jon, good job,
can we get the next three movies now too ... :-)

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
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