Deep Dive into Linux PCIe Device Driver Development

This course focuses on the following,

Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) Fundamentals

• PCIe Bus Architecture
• PCIe Bus Terminology
• The PCIe Bus Topology
• PCIe Configuration Space
• PCIe Device ID, Vendor ID
• The PCIe Extended Configuration Space
• PCIe Capability Structure
• PCIe Device Class definition

Linux PCIe Sub System

• PCIe Device Representation
• Sysfs / Procfs
• PCI Device ID Structure
• pci_driver structure
• Linux Kernel PCI access APIs

Intel LPC Controller

• Functional and Register Descriptions
• ACPI Base Register
• System Management TCO Register for Watchdog

Linux PCIe SMBUS Driver

• Linux I2C Driver Architecture
• I2C / SMBus Bus, Adapter, Framework
• Linux Kernel I2C Adapter APIs
• I2C SMBus Data
• I2C Algorithm Structure
• Managed PCI Access APIs
• IO Port Access APIs

Linux PCIe Audio Driver

• Brief information about Intel High Definition Audio Controller
• Fundamentals of Linux Sound Sub Systems
• new sound card creation and initialization
• sound card registration
• New sound device component creation
• Sound HDA Linux Kernel APIs
• Direct Memory Access Implementation Walkthrough
• Message Signal Interrupt Implementation Walkthrough

Linux PCIe Message Signaled Interrupts

• Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI) Fundamentals
• Linux Kernel Interrupt Handling APIs
• Linux Kernel Interrupt Handling Functional Flow
• The Linux Kernel MSI Interrupt Handling APIs

Linux PCIe Direct Memory Access Fundamentals

• DMA Fundamentals
• Linux Kernel DMA APIs
• The Linux Kernel DMA Mapping APIs

Linux Ethernet Driver

• PCIe Ethernet Driver Framework Fundamentals
• Realtek RTL8111 Register Descriptions
• Linux PCIe Ethernet Driver Source code walkthrough
• Direct Memory Access Implementation Walkthrough
• Message Signal Interrupt Implementation Walkthrough

Linux PCIe Port Driver

• Linux PCIe Host Bridge Fundamentals
• PCIe Host Bridge Register Descriptions
• Linux PCIe Port Driver Source Code walkthrough
• Direct Memory Access Implementation Walkthrough
• Message Signal Interrupt Implementation Walkthrough