Using Semaphores to Enforce Exclusive Access to an LED Device in Linux Kernel Driver

This example demonstrates how to implement a GPIO-controlled LED driver that ensures only one user process can access the LED at a time using a counting semaphore initialized to 1 (binary semaphore). The semaphore is acquired in the open() handler and released in the release() handler, effectively serializign access across multiple processes. D ...

Posted on Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:08:44 +0000 by Distant_storm