> On Mon, 11 Aug 2008, Matthias Kaehlcke wrote:
>
> > El Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 12:25:51PM -0400 Robert P. J. Day ha dit:
> >
> > > just picked up a copy of:
> > >
> > >
http://elinuxdd.com/index.html
> > >
> > > and about to read it cover to cover. anyone else already been
> > > down that road? thoughts?
> >
> > i bought it a couple of months ago and am working myself through it.
> > imo it is a book for people who already have knowledge about basic
> > kernel mechanisms like synchronization, process management, page
> > cache, ... and want to dig deeper in driver specific issues. the
> > book introduces most of the basic stuff, but i think if i was a
> > complete newbie i'd be rather confused. i would recommend to read it
> > after having worked through "Linux Device Drivers" and optionally
> > "Linux Kernel Development". the book contains a lot of useful
> > information about subsystems (pci, usb, net, wifi, ...) and driver
> > implementation.
>
> that's the impression i got, but i don't think that's an actual fault
> of the book. in fact, the author makes clear in the preface, under
> "Audience", that it's not a beginner-level book for kernel newbies,
> but more for folks who already have a good grip on kernel
> fundamentals. so, in that sense, it's perfectly honest about it.
