From: Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <cascardo@holoscopio.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 03:53:55 +0000 (-0200)
Subject: Seems more like a class plan now.
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Seems more like a class plan now.
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diff --git a/plano b/plano
index b8b9892..f1b0eb3 100644
--- a/plano
+++ b/plano
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+DAY ONE:
 intro
 	linux
-		version history/evolution/compatibility DO A LITTLE
+		version history/evolution/compatibility
 		constant change, book is already outdated
 		current versioning/development model
 		modules
@@ -37,14 +38,14 @@ concepts
 
 basics
 	Makefile
-	Kconfig DO?
-	building linux DO?
+	Kconfig
+	building linux
 	build
 	init/exit
 	module macros
 	module parameters
 	config/build time options/parameters
-	sysfs interface for modules DO?
+	sysfs interface for modules
 	printk
 	module loading/unloading/handling
 
@@ -63,39 +64,43 @@ device driver subsystem
 		dev file
 		sysfs
 		procfs
-		sysctl DO?
-		netlink DO?
+		sysctl
+		netlink
+
+C basics
+	container_of (struct embedding)
+	fops/*ops (function pointers)
+	IS_ERR (pointers and error values)
 
 char device
 	MAJOR/MINOR/MKDEV
 
+
+DAY TWO:
 procfs
-sysfs
-block device DO? STUDY
-network device DO? STUDY
-terminal/serial device DO? STUDY
 
 debugging techniques
 	printk/procfs
-	debugfs DO? STUDY
-	kgdb DO?
-	trace DO?
-	kprobe DO?
-
-C basics
-	container_of (struct embedding)
-	fops/*ops (function pointers)
-	IS_ERR (pointers and error values)
+	debugfs
+	kgdb
+	trace
+	kprobe
 
 data structures
 	list_head
 	bitmap
-	trees DO? STUDY rbtree
-	idr DO?
-	any hash implementation DO? STUDY
+	trees rbtree
+	idr
+	any hash implementation
+
+portability
+	be16_to_cpu/etc
+
 
+
+DAY THREE:
 contexts
-	user context (current, copy_from_user, schedule) STUDY schedule
+	user context (current, copy_from_user, schedule) schedule
 	interrupt context
 	workqueue is user context
 	sleep == schedule
@@ -105,18 +110,18 @@ concurrency
 	locking
 	spinlock: disable scheduler
 	semaphore/mutex sleeps
-	per-cpu variables STUDY
+	per-cpu variables
 	atomic
-	RCU DO?
+	RCU
 
 memory allocation
 	kobject refcount MENTION
-	slab STUDY
+	slab
 		multiple implementations
 		space efficient (tables for different object sizes)
 		concurrency efficient (per-cpu tables)
 	kmalloc
-		uses slab STUDY
+		uses slab
 	vmalloc
 		linux memory layout
 
@@ -125,29 +130,31 @@ scheduling/timing
 	timer
 	workqueue
 	completion/wait_head
-	tasklets DO? STUDY
-
-portability
-	readl/writel/etc
-	be16_to_cpu/etc
+	tasklets
 
-interrupt
+DAY FOUR:
+I/O
+	readl/writel/etc (portability)
+Interrupts
 	{request,free}_irq
 	interrupt context
 	tasklet/workqueue/postpone
-
-buses
-	PCI bus DO?
-	USB bus DO?
-	some bus: SPI, I2C, parport DO?
-
-device classes
-	some class: cdrom, backlight, input, misc DO?
-
-kobject DO? advanced
-	refcounting
-
-STUDY:
-	module owner, concurrency, reference counting
-
-board/machine/architecture files DO?
+Device Model
+	classes: cdrom, backlight, input, misc
+	terminal/serial device
+	sysfs
+	kobject (advanced)
+		refcounting
+
+Buses
+	PCI
+	USB
+	other buses: SPI, I2C, parport, etc
+
+DAY FIVE:
+DMA/Memory Mapping
+Block Devices
+	scather/gather
+Network Devices
+	skb
+board/machine/architecture files