How Do I Compile a Device Driver in Linux?

How do I compile a driver in Linux?

To actually compile drivers do the following:

1. Copy the driver source files to a location of your choice. …
2. Change to the directory containing the driver source files; this is usually a directory with . …
3. To make the drivers, type “make -C /path/to/kernel/source SUBDIRS=$PWD modules”. …
4. Now copy the .

How do I write a simple device driver in Linux?

To build a driver, these are the steps to follow:

1. Program the driver source files, giving special attention to the kernel interface.
2. Integrate the driver into the kernel, including in the kernel source calls to the driver functions.
3. Configure and compile the new kernel.
4. Test the driver, writing a user program.

31 мар. 1998 г.