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We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. [Click here to download it](https://static.packt-cdn.com/downloads/9781789953435_ColorImages.pdf).
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### Known Errata
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Wrt the PDF doc:
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- pg 26:
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- 'sudo apt install git fakeroot ...' ; corrections:
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- change pstree to psmisc
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- to install 'tuna' refer https://tuna.readthedocs.io/en/stable/installation.html
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- change hexdump to bsdmainutils (the package name)
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- for 'openjdk-14-jre' installation refer https://java.tutorials24x7.com/blog/how-to-install-openjdk-14-on-ubuntu
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- pg 99:
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- 'Chapter 9' should be 'Chapter 10'
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- 'Chapter 10' should be 'Chapter 11'
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- pg 246:
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- 'via the module_parm_cb() macro' should be 'via the module_param_cb() macro'
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- pg 291:
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- '(The kernel-mode stack for ' - incomplete sentence; it should be deleted/ignored.
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- pg 307:
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- the process view after the sentence '... and a total of *nine threads*:'
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- the first two columns are shown as 'PID TGID'; the order is reversed, it should be 'TGID PID'
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- pg 324: in *Figure 7.4*, the third column 'Addr Bits', last 3 rows have errors; the corrections are shown here:
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`AB VM-split`
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`x86_64: 5 : 56 --> 57 : 64PB:64PB : corrected (allows for total of 128 PB)`
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`Aarch64: 3 : 39 --> 40 : 512G:512G : corrected (allows for total of 1024 GB = 1 TB)`
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`Aarch64: 4 : 48 --> 49 : 256T:256T : corrected (allows for total of 512 T)`
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- pg 388:
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- '... the next available memory chunk is on order 7, of size 256 KB.' should be: '... the next available memory chunk is on order 6, of size 256 KB.
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### Related products
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* Mastering Linux Device Driver Development [[Packt]](https://www.packtpub.com/product/Mastering-Linux-Device-Driver-Development/9781789342048) [[Amazon]](https://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Linux-Device-Driver-Development/dp/178934204X)
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