Read these: http://lwn.net/Articles/24990/ http://lwn.net/Articles/25415/ http://lwn.net/Articles/25533/ http://lwn.net/Articles/31513/ http://lwn.net/Articles/60368/ For up to date API: http://lwn.net/Articles/247072/ Documentation is in "Documentation/block" and Documentation/blockdev subdirectory. Source code wise: the generic code in "block" subdirectory. Device specific drivers are in drivers/block, (unlike that of "char" devices, all are under drivers/char. have fun reading.... On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 7:31 PM, J.H.Kim <frog1120@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, everyone > > I have no experience on the hard disk interface driver such as SATA, IDE or > etc. and block device driver. > I wish to know their mechanism in linux. > It seems that there are many books on block device driver, > but I have not seen the book on linux SATA or IDE interface. > > What book or document should I read to learn about that field? > Especially I'd like to know the fundamentals of SATA and IDE > and their implementation in linux. > > > Thanks in advance. > > Regards, > J.H.Kim > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with > "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ > > -- Regards, Peter Teoh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
