[driver-discuss] Device Drivers Best Practice

Garrett D'Amore gdamore at sun.com
Wed Aug 27 13:59:50 PDT 2008


Artem Kachitchkine wrote:
>
> Would it also be appropriate to point to the Writing Device Drivers 
> book as required reading for any driver writer? Besides essential 
> technical info, it includes some best practices -ish advice, as in 
> chapters:
>
> Considerations in Device Driver Design
> Choosing a Locking Scheme
> Defensive Programming Techniques for Solaris Device Drivers
> Debugging, Testing, and Tuning Device Drivers
> Recommended Coding Practices
>
> -Artem
Good idea.

    -- Garrett



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