在Linux内核2.6.13-rc3以前，驱动和设备之间的绑定和解绑只能通过insmod(modprobe)和rmmod来实现，但是这种实现方法有一个弊端，就是一旦绑定或者解绑定都是针对驱动与其所支持的所有设备之间进行，无法实现驱动单独绑定或者解绑定一个设备。然而，在Linux内核2.6. ...

不排除会包含PCIe外设驱动模块，一切随缘。 作为专题的第一篇，当然会先从硬件总线入手。进入主题前，先讲点背景知识 ...

On May 14, 2001, H. Peter Anvin announced to the linux-kernel mailing list: “Linus Torvalds has requested a moratorium on new device number assignments. His hope is that a new and better method for ...

A new interface for implementing device drivers outside the kernel has one project saving about 5,000 lines of code. The concept of supporting user-space drivers has appeared on LWN a few times before ...

Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) technology is prevalent on the desktop and embedded computing environments. PCI has a significant share of the desktop market, and the sizeable volumes ...

We have seen major OEMs tinker with drivers and system settings for workarounds and various fixes in games and other apps before. And now that AMD is firmly back in the mainstream desktop processor ...