The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide
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Symbols

/etc/conf.modules, How Do Modules Get Into The Kernel?
/etc/modules.conf, How Do Modules Get Into The Kernel?
/proc filesystem, The /proc File System
/proc/interrupts, Interrupt Handlers
/proc/ksyms, Functions available to modules, Name Space, Common Pitfalls
/proc/meminfo, The /proc File System
/proc/modules, How Do Modules Get Into The Kernel?, The /proc File System
2.2 changes, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2
_IO, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}
_IOR, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}
_IOW, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}
_IOWR, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}
_NSIG_WORDS, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2
__exit, Hello World (part 3): The __init and __exit Macros
__init, Hello World (part 3): The __init and __exit Macros
__initdata, Hello World (part 3): The __init and __exit Macros
__initfunction(), Hello World (part 3): The __init and __exit Macros
__NO_VERSION__, Modules Spanning Multiple Files

A

asm

uaccess.h, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

asm/uaccess.h, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

B

BH_IMMEDIATE, Interrupt Handlers
blocking processes, Blocking Processes
blocking, how to avoid, Replacing printk
bottom half, Interrupt Handlers
busy, Replacing printk

C

carnivore

large, Common Pitfalls

cleanup_module(), Hello, World (part 1): The Simplest Module

close, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

code space, Code space

coffee, Major and Minor Numbers

CPU

multiple, Symmetrical Multi-Processing

crontab, Scheduling Tasks

ctrl-c, Replacing printk

current task, Replacing printk

D

DEFAULT_MESSAGE_LOGLEVEL, Introducing printk()

defining ioctls, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}

device file

character, Character Device Drivers

device files

input to, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}

write to, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}

E

EAGAIN, Replacing printk
EINTR, Replacing printk
elf_i386, Modules Spanning Multiple Files
ENTRY(system call), System Calls
entry.S, System Calls

F

file, The file structure

filesystem

/proc, The /proc File System

registration, Using /proc For Input

filesystem registration, Using /proc For Input

file_operations, The file_operations Structure

file_operations structure, Using /proc For Input

flush, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

G

get_user, Using /proc For Input, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

H

handlers

interrupt, Interrupt Handlers

housekeeping, Scheduling Tasks

Hurd, Code space

I

inb, Keyboards on the Intel Architecture

init_module(), Hello, World (part 1): The Simplest Module

inode, The file structure, The /proc File System

inode_operations structure, Using /proc For Input

input

using /proc for, Using /proc For Input

insmod, Compiling Kernel Modules, System Calls

Intel architecture

keyboard, Keyboards on the Intel Architecture

interrupt 0x80, System Calls

interrupt handlers, Interrupt Handlers

interruptible_sleep_on, Replacing printk

interrupts, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

disabling, Common Pitfalls

ioctl, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}

defining, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}

official assignment, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}

irqs, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

K

kernel

versions, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

kernel versions, Writing Modules for Multiple Kernel Versions

kerneld, How Do Modules Get Into The Kernel?

kernel\_version, Modules Spanning Multiple Files

KERNEL_VERSION, Writing Modules for Multiple Kernel Versions

keyboard, Keyboards on the Intel Architecture

kmod, How Do Modules Get Into The Kernel?

L

ld, Modules Spanning Multiple Files

libraries

standard, Common Pitfalls

library function, Functions available to modules

LINUX_VERSION_CODE, Writing Modules for Multiple Kernel Versions

M

major number, Major and Minor Numbers

dynamic allocation, Registering A Device

mark_bh, Interrupt Handlers

memory segments, Using /proc For Input

microkernel, Code space

minor number, Major and Minor Numbers

mknod, Major and Minor Numbers

modem, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}

module

parameters, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

module parameters, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

module.h, Modules Spanning Multiple Files

modules.conf

alias, How Do Modules Get Into The Kernel?

comment, How Do Modules Get Into The Kernel?

keep, How Do Modules Get Into The Kernel?

options, How Do Modules Get Into The Kernel?

path, How Do Modules Get Into The Kernel?

MODULE_AUTHOR(), Hello World (part 4): Licensing and Module Documentation

module_cleanup, Scheduling Tasks

MODULE_DESCRIPTION(), Hello World (part 4): Licensing and Module Documentation

module_exit, Hello World (part 2)

module_init, Hello World (part 2)

module_interruptible_sleep_on, Replacing printk

MODULE_LICENSE(), Hello World (part 4): Licensing and Module Documentation

MODULE_PARM, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

module_permissions, Using /proc For Input

module_sleep_on, Replacing printk, Scheduling Tasks

MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE(), Hello World (part 4): Licensing and Module Documentation

module_wake_up, Replacing printk

MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT, Unregistering A Device

MOD_INC_USE_COUNT, Unregistering A Device, System Calls

MOD_IN_USE, Unregistering A Device

monolithic kernel, Code space

multi-processing, Symmetrical Multi-Processing

multi-tasking, Replacing printk

multitasking, Replacing printk

N

namespace pollution, Name Space
Neutrino, Code space
non-blocking, Replacing printk

O

official ioctl assignment, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}
O_NONBLOCK, Replacing printk

P

permission, Using /proc For Input

pointer

current, Using /proc For Input

printk

replacing, Replacing printk

printk(), Introducing printk()

proc

using for input, Using /proc For Input

proc file

ksyms, Common Pitfalls

processes

blocking, Blocking Processes

killing, Replacing printk

waking up, Replacing printk

processing

multi, Symmetrical Multi-Processing

proc_dir_entry, Using /proc For Input

proc_register, The /proc File System, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

proc_register_dynamic, The /proc File System, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

putting processes to sleep, Replacing printk

put_user, Using /proc For Input, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

Q

queue_task, Scheduling Tasks, Interrupt Handlers, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2
queue_task_irq, Interrupt Handlers, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

R

read, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

in the kernel, Using /proc For Input

reference count, Scheduling Tasks

refund policy, Common Pitfalls

register_chrdev, Registering A Device

request_irq(), Interrupt Handlers

rmmod, System Calls, Scheduling Tasks

preventing, Unregistering A Device

S

SA_INTERRUPT, Interrupt Handlers

SA_SHIRQ, Interrupt Handlers

scheduler, Replacing printk

scheduling tasks, Scheduling Tasks

segment

memory, Using /proc For Input

serial port, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}

shutdown, System Calls

SIGINT, Replacing printk

signal, Replacing printk

signals, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

sleep

putting processes to, Replacing printk

sleep_on, Replacing printk, Scheduling Tasks

SMP, Symmetrical Multi-Processing, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

source file

chardev.c, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}

chardev.h, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}

hello-1.c, Hello, World (part 1): The Simplest Module

hello-2.c, Hello World (part 2)

hello-3.c, Hello World (part 3): The __init and __exit Macros

hello-4.c, Hello World (part 4): Licensing and Module Documentation

hello-5.c, Passing Command Line Arguments to a Module

intrpt.c, Keyboards on the Intel Architecture

ioctl.c, Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)}

print_string.c, Replacing printk

sched.c, Scheduling Tasks

sleep.c, Replacing printk

start.c, Modules Spanning Multiple Files

stop.c, Modules Spanning Multiple Files

syscall.c, System Calls

source files

multiple, Modules Spanning Multiple Files

ssize_t, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

standard libraries, Common Pitfalls

strace, Functions available to modules, System Calls

struct

tty, Replacing printk

struct file_operations, Using /proc For Input

struct inode_operations, Using /proc For Input

structure

file_operations, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

symbol table, Name Space

symmetrical multi-processing, Symmetrical Multi-Processing, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

sync, System Calls

system call, Functions available to modules, System Calls

open, System Calls

system calls, System Calls

sys_call_table, System Calls

sys_open, System Calls

T

task, Scheduling Tasks

current, Replacing printk

tasks

scheduling, Scheduling Tasks

TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE, Replacing printk

tq_immediate, Interrupt Handlers

tq_struct, Scheduling Tasks

tq_timer, Scheduling Tasks

tty_structure, Replacing printk

V

version.h, Modules Spanning Multiple Files

W

waking up processes, Replacing printk

write, Changes between 2.0 and 2.2

in the kernel, Using /proc For Input

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