Linux Device Drivers
by Alessandro Rubin


Here are the changes that were made for the 8/98 reprint:


(3) para. -1, last two lines:  "the simple malloc/free
pair" changed to "simple malloc/free equivalents"
("malloc/free" is still italicized.)

(20) para. 3, line 2:  "sys_create_module" is italicized.
line 6:  "sys_init_module" is italicized.

{48} para. -1, line 1:  "Linux 2.1" changed to "Linux 1.2"
and line 2:  "functions, thus why" changed to "functions.
That's why"

(78) para. 2, "let's read the scull device":  "scull" is
italicized

(87) para. 4, line -1:  "disks" changed to "filesystems"

(91) para. 4, line 2:  changed "kgdb" from constant-width
font to italics.

(93) list item 2, line 3:  changed "kgdb" from constant-width
font to italics.

(106) para. 7, line 4:  removed footnote after "preferred"

(125) para. 6, line 2:  "open" is italicized.

(245) para. 1, line 2:  "follwing" changed to "following"

(302) para. 6, lines 1-2:  "shouldn't be bound to real hardware"
changed to "should remain independent of real hardware" and
"just like all" changed to "just like most of"