: According to one of the original authors, Greg Kroah-Hartman, there are currently for a new edition. The "Placeholder" Issue : You may find listings on sites like

an official 4th Edition has never been completed or released

Since the original series ended, the community has moved to these titles for modern kernel development:

The most recent version of the physical book is the , which was released around 2005. While the 3rd Edition is a classic, it was written for the 2.6 kernel. The Linux kernel has evolved significantly since then (introducing concepts like the Device Tree, unified driver model, and timer changes), meaning the code in the 3rd Edition often requires modification to compile on modern kernels (5.x/6.x).

The book is divided into 19 chapters, covering the following topics:

If you're unable to find the PDF version of Linux Device Drivers 4th Edition on GitHub, you can try the following alternative sources: