... 2nd Edition June 2001 . ... Kernel Modules Versus Applications . ... This chapter introduces all the essential concepts about modules and kernel programming. ... To avoid throwing in too many concepts at once, this chapter talks only about modules, without referring to any specific device class. ... That is, the module will not belong to any of the classes listed in "Classes of Devices and Modules" in Chapter 1, "An Introduction to Device Drivers". ... Back to: Linux Device Drivers, 2nd Edition . ...