arm64-baremetal-course

A repo to setup a working environment for experimentation and lab exercises

The code provided as part of this repository is ONLY for learning purposes!

TODO: Add course link

Instructions

1. Setup your envrionment on Rpi (One time setup):
   1. Install raspbian on the Rpi and complete the installation
   2. Setup ssh on Rpi
   3. Install Kernel headers: sudo apt install raspberrypi-kernel-headers
2. Compile the kernel driver module
   1. Create a new folder e.g. cd sample-assignment
   2. Create necessary files and copy over the source code from the files attached in the course's assignment/lecture sections
   3. Once all the files are copied, your directory structure should contain -
      1. Source - .c files for our Kernel driver
      2. Makefile - Makefile
   4. Run make to compile the kernel (You should see module.ko file being generated)
3. Install the module and validate the functionality
   1. Install the module: sudo insmod <module_name.ko>
   2. Verify the installation and working: dmesg | tail -n 5
   3. Uninstall the module: sudo rmmod <module_name>
   4. Can also check the list of all installed modules: lsmod | grep <module_name>

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