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<h2 class='titleHead'>The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide</h2>
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<h2 class='titleHead'>The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide</h2>
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<div class='author'><span class='ecrm-1200'>Peter Jay Salzman, Michael Burian, Ori Pomerantz, Bob Mottram, Jim Huang</span></div><br />
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<div class='author'><span class='ecrm-1200'>Peter Jay Salzman, Michael Burian, Ori Pomerantz, Bob Mottram, Jim Huang</span></div><br />
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-<div class='date'><span class='ecrm-1200'>August 12, 2021</span></div>
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+<div class='date'><span class='ecrm-1200'>August 16, 2021</span></div>
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@@ -1339,7 +1339,7 @@ this. First, the driver itself can print the newly assigned number and we
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can make the device file by hand. Second, the newly registered device will
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can make the device file by hand. Second, the newly registered device will
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have an entry in <span class='obeylines-h'><span class='verb'><span class='ectt-1000'>/proc/devices</span></span></span>, and we can either make the device file by
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have an entry in <span class='obeylines-h'><span class='verb'><span class='ectt-1000'>/proc/devices</span></span></span>, and we can either make the device file by
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hand or write a shell script to read the file in and make the device file. The
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hand or write a shell script to read the file in and make the device file. The
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-third method is we can have our driver make the the device file using the
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+third method is that we can have our driver make the device file using the
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<code> <span class='ectt-1000'>device_create</span>
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<code> <span class='ectt-1000'>device_create</span>
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@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ with a pointer to the disk location or locations where the file’s data can be
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found.
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found.
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</p><!-- l. 948 --><p class='indent'> Because we don’t get called when the file is opened or closed, there’s nowhere for
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</p><!-- l. 948 --><p class='indent'> Because we don’t get called when the file is opened or closed, there’s nowhere for
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us to put <code> <span class='ectt-1000'>try_module_get</span>
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us to put <code> <span class='ectt-1000'>try_module_get</span>
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-</code> and <code> <span class='ectt-1000'>try_module_put</span>
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+</code> and <code> <span class='ectt-1000'>module_put</span>
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</code> in this module, and if the file is opened and then the module is removed, there’s no
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</code> in this module, and if the file is opened and then the module is removed, there’s no
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way to avoid the consequences.
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way to avoid the consequences.
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</p><!-- l. 950 --><p class='indent'> Here a simple example showing how to use a <span class='obeylines-h'><span class='verb'><span class='ectt-1000'>/proc</span></span></span> file. This is the HelloWorld for
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</p><!-- l. 950 --><p class='indent'> Here a simple example showing how to use a <span class='obeylines-h'><span class='verb'><span class='ectt-1000'>/proc</span></span></span> file. This is the HelloWorld for
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