Linux_device_model.md

Linux Device Model

Small Piece of the Device model

Architecture Diagram

Example

I2C Charger Example

Who calls i2c_new_device?

Device Tree dtsi file

Device node building Process:

of_platform_populate
    -> of_platform_bus_create
        -> of_platform_device_create_pdata
            -> of_device_add
	            ->device_add
                    ->bus_probe_device

Reference

Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Edition

http://www.slideshare.net/jserv/linux-discovery

http://m.blog.chinaunix.net/uid-29955651-id-5095220.html

http://www.cs.fsu.edu/~baker/devices/notes/ch14.html#(1)