Device drivers migration in Linux
Read OriginalThis article provides a technical guide on migrating Linux device drivers from kernel version 2.4 to 2.6. It details the key differences in device node registration, handling of major/minor numbers, and conditional compilation for compatibility with or without devfs (CONFIG_DEVFS_FS). The content includes code examples for driver structure, initialization, and cleanup to illustrate the required API changes.
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