Creating a System Call in Linux

Question

We just got a midterm project today for my \"operating systems\" course, we are requested to implement a system call (and I guess I assume we\'ll have to write a piece of code t

Answer 1

You want to read:

• Linux Kernel Programming, Third Edition (Paperback) by Michael Beck (Author), Harald Bohme (Author), Mirko Dziadzka (Author), Ulrich Kunitz (Author), Robert Magnus (Author), Dirk Verworner (Author), Claus Schroter (Author), published by Addison-Wesley (Pearson Education), ISBN-10: 0201719754 , ISBN-13: 978-0201719758

and possibly as well for more details:

• Understanding the Linux Kernel, Third Edition By Daniel P. Bovet, Marco Cesati, published by O’Reilly, ISBN 10: 0-596-00565-2, ISBN 13: 9780596005658
• Linux Device Drivers, Third Edition By Jonathan Corbet, Alessandro Rubini, Greg Kroah-Hartman, published by O’Reilly, ISBN 10: 0-596-00590-3, ISBN 13: 9780596005900