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Competent Linux Driver Toolkit User
Phase 1 - <br/>Source Environment
Obtain kernel source
Select target branch
Install development packages
Prepare kernel headers
Configure source repository
Record target kernel version
Phase 2 - <br/>Toolchain
Install GCC
Install Clang
Configure cross-compiler
Select architecture
Verify compiler compatibility
Inspect generated tool versions
Phase 3 - <br/>Kernel Configuration
Use defconfig
Use menuconfig
Enable driver dependencies
Enable debug options
Enable test frameworks
Preserve configuration file
Phase 4 - <br/>Build System
Create Kconfig entry
Create Kbuild rules
Configure external module Makefile
Compile object files
Run MODPOST
Generate kernel module
Phase 5 - <br/>Style and Static Checks
Run checkpatch
Format selected code
Run Sparse
Run Smatch
Run Coccinelle
Review compiler warnings
Phase 6 - <br/>Binary Inspection
Inspect module metadata
Inspect symbol table
Inspect module dependencies
Inspect ELF sections
Check undefined symbols
Compare target architecture
Phase 7 - <br/>Deployment
Install module
Run depmod
Load with modprobe
Inspect with lsmod
Inspect device binding
Unload module safely
Phase 8 - <br/>Device Observation
Inspect sysfs
Inspect procfs
Inspect debugfs
Inspect device nodes
Inspect udev events
Verify permissions
Phase 9 - <br/>Logging
Use printk and dev logging
Select log levels
Read dmesg
Read journal logs
Add request identifiers
Preserve timestamps
Phase 10 - <br/>Tracing
Use dynamic debug
Configure ftrace
Filter functions
Enable tracepoints
Capture perf events
Correlate trace evidence
Phase 11 - <br/>Debugging
Build symbols
Configure GDB helpers
Configure KGDB
Use KDB
Inspect crash dumps
Analyze stack traces
Phase 12 - <br/>Testing
Write KUnit tests
Run kselftest
Build test modules
Run functional tests
Run stress tests
Test error paths
Phase 13 - <br/>Dynamic Verification
Enable KASAN
Enable KCSAN
Enable UBSAN
Enable lockdep
Use fault injection
Collect coverage
Phase 14 - <br/>Delivery
Check kernel compatibility
Sign module
Prepare DKMS package
Prepare distribution package
Test clean installation
Archive source symbols and logs
treemap-beta
"Linux Driver Development Toolkit"
"Environment"
"Kernel Source": 6
"Kernel Headers": 4
"GCC and Clang": 6
"Cross Toolchains": 5
"QEMU and Test Targets": 5
"Build System"
"Kconfig": 5
"Kbuild": 6
"GNU Make": 4
"MODPOST": 4
"Module Metadata": 3
"Static Analysis"
"checkpatch": 4
"Sparse": 6
"Smatch": 5
"Coccinelle": 6
"Clang Analysis": 5
"Deployment"
"modprobe and insmod": 5
"depmod": 3
"modinfo": 3
"udev": 5
"sysfs and procfs": 4
"Diagnostics"
"printk and dmesg": 5
"Dynamic Debug": 4
"ftrace": 8
"Tracepoints": 5
"perf": 5
"GDB and KGDB": 6
"Crash Analysis": 5
"Verification"
"KUnit": 7
"kselftest": 5
"KASAN": 6
"KCSAN": 5
"UBSAN": 4
"Lockdep": 5
"KCOV and gcov": 4
"Fault Injection": 4
"Delivery"
"Module Signing": 4
"DKMS": 5
"Distribution Packaging": 5
"Compatibility Testing": 5
mindmap
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🔵 Fundamentals
C Programming
Data Structures
Computer Architecture
Operating Systems
🟣 Kernel Basics
Kernel Source Tree
Kbuild
Kconfig
System Calls
🔴 Driver Types
Character Drivers
Block Drivers
Network Drivers
USB Drivers
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🟡 Hardware
Interrupts
DMA
MMIO
Device Tree
🟠 Debugging
printk
dmesg
ftrace
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perf
🟢 Advanced
Power Management
Security
eBPF
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