add_drv command

Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

Adding the Template Driver

use in modifying existing drivers, Device Driver Coding Tips

alternate kernels, use in testing, Device Driver Testing Tips

ASSERT() kernel function

Writing Quote Of The Day Version 2

Checking Data Validity

Building, Installing, and Using Quote Of The Day Version 2

Device Driver Coding Tips

attach() entry point

Installing a Driver

Writing the Autoconfiguration Entry Points

Defining the Device Attach Entry Point

Attaching and Detaching

Device Driver Testing Tips

blk device, Character and Block Devices

block device, Character and Block Devices

boot command, Driver Directory Organization

bzero() kernel function, Reporting and Setting Device Size and Re-initializing the Device

cat command, Reading and Writing the Device

cb_ops driver structure

Device Drivers

Writing the Driver Data Structures

Defining the Character and Block Operations Structure

Writing New Data

cc command, Compiling with Sun Studio

character device, Character and Block Devices

close() entry point

Writing the User Context Entry Points

Defining the Close Device Entry Point

Opening the Device, Closing the Device, and Getting Module Information

cmn_err() kernel function

Defining the Module Initialization Entry Point

Testing the Template Driver

Displaying Data Stored in Kernel Memory

Device Driver Coding Tips

commands

add_drv

Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

Adding the Template Driver

Device Driver Coding Tips

boot, Driver Directory Organization

cat, Reading and Writing the Device

cc, Compiling with Sun Studio

dmesg, Attaching and Detaching

echo, Reading and Writing the Device

fsck, Device Driver Testing Tips

gcc, Compiling with the GNU C Compiler

kernel, Driver Directory Organization

ld

Structural Differences Between Kernel Modules and User Programs

Compiling with Sun Studio

Defining the Module Unload Entry Point

mknod, Devices Directories

modinfo

Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

Adding the Template Driver

Building, Installing, and Using Quote Of The Day Version 2

modload, Adding the Template Driver

modunload, Removing the Template Driver

more, Building, Installing, and Using Quote Of The Day Version 2

prtconf

Devices Directories

Device Tree

Building a Driver

Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

Adding the Template Driver

Building, Installing, and Using Quote Of The Day Version 2

prtpicl, Device Tree

rem_drv

Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

Loading and Unloading a Driver

Removing the Template Driver

syslogd

Testing the Template Driver

Building, Installing, and Using Quote Of The Day Version 1

update_drv, Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

compiling, Building a Driver

condition variables, Managing Thread Synchronization

conditional compilation, Device Driver Coding Tips

condvar() kernel functions, Managing Thread Synchronization

configuration files

Writing a Configuration File

Writing the Device Configuration File

crash dumps, use in testing, Device Driver Testing Tips

cv_broadcast() kernel function

Managing Thread Synchronization

Writing New Data

cv_destroy() kernel function

Checking for Changes, Cleaning Up, and Detaching

Managing Thread Synchronization

cv_init() kernel function

Attaching, Allocating Memory, and Initializing a Mutex and a Condition Variable

Managing Thread Synchronization

cv_signal() kernel function, Managing Thread Synchronization

cv_wait() kernel function, Managing Thread Synchronization

cv_wait_sig() kernel function

Managing Thread Synchronization

Managing Thread Synchronization

data loss, avoiding while testing, Device Driver Testing Tips

data model

converting

Writing a Driver Module

Writing Quote Of The Day Version 3

ddi_copyin() kernel function

User and Kernel Address Spaces on x86 and SPARC Machines

Writing Quote Of The Day Version 3

Managing Thread Synchronization

Reporting and Setting Device Size and Re-initializing the Device

ddi_copyout() kernel function

User and Kernel Address Spaces on x86 and SPARC Machines

Writing Quote Of The Day Version 3

Reporting and Setting Device Size and Re-initializing the Device

ddi_create_minor_node() kernel function

Writing the Autoconfiguration Entry Points

Defining the Device Attach Entry Point

Attaching and Detaching

Attaching, Allocating Memory, and Initializing a Mutex and a Condition Variable

ddi_get_instance() kernel function

Device Numbers

Defining the Device Attach Entry Point

Attaching and Detaching

ddi_get_soft_state() kernel function

Managing Device State

Attaching and Detaching

Opening the Device, Closing the Device, and Getting Module Information

Reading the Data

ddi_model_convert_from() kernel function

Writing a Driver Module

Writing Quote Of The Day Version 3

Reporting and Setting Device Size and Re-initializing the Device

ddi_prop_get_int() kernel function, Writing a Configuration File

ddi_prop_lookup() kernel function, Writing a Configuration File

ddi_prop_op() kernel function

Writing the Autoconfiguration Entry Points

Defining the Report Driver Property Information Entry Point

ddi_remove_minor_node() kernel function

Writing the Autoconfiguration Entry Points

Defining the Device Detach Entry Point

Attaching and Detaching

Checking for Changes, Cleaning Up, and Detaching

ddi_report_dev() kernel function, Attaching and Detaching

ddi_soft_state_fini() kernel function

Managing Device State

Initializing and Unloading

ddi_soft_state_free() kernel function

Managing Device State

Attaching and Detaching

ddi_soft_state_init() kernel function

Managing Device State

Initializing and Unloading

ddi_soft_state() kernel function, Defining the Device Attach Entry Point

ddi_soft_state_zalloc() kernel function

Managing Device State

Attaching and Detaching

ddi_umem_alloc() kernel function, Allocating and Freeing Kernel Memory

ddi_umem_free() kernel function

Checking for Changes, Cleaning Up, and Detaching

Allocating and Freeing Kernel Memory

deadman kernel feature, Device Driver Testing Tips

debugging device drivers, tips, Device Driver Debugging and Tuning Tips

detach() entry point

Defining the Module Unload Entry Point

Writing the Autoconfiguration Entry Points

Defining the Device Detach Entry Point

Attaching and Detaching

/dev directory

Devices Directories

Device Names

dev_info device structure

Defining the Device Attach Entry Point

Defining the Device Detach Entry Point

Defining the Get Driver Information Entry Point

dev_ops driver structure

Device Drivers

Writing the Driver Data Structures

Defining the Device Operations Structure

devfs devices file system, Devices Directories

devfsadmd devices file system administration command, Device Names

device drivers, Device Drivers

adding, Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

coding tips, Device Driver Coding Tips

compiling, Building a Driver

condition variables, Managing Thread Synchronization

conditional compilation, Device Driver Coding Tips

debugging tips, Device Driver Debugging and Tuning Tips

development guidelines, Tips for Developing Device Drivers

directories, Driver Directory Organization

adding, Driver Directory Organization

entry points

Device Drivers

Overview of the Template Driver Example

See also entry points

how used, Device Drivers

I/O controls

Reporting and Setting Device Size and Re-initializing the Device

Exercising the Driver's I/O Controls

installing

Installing a Driver

Device Driver Testing Tips

linking, Building a Driver

loading

Driver Directory Organization

Loading and Unloading a Driver

Adding the Template Driver

mutexes, Managing Thread Synchronization

naming conventions, Device Driver Coding Tips

recommended housekeeping, Device Driver Coding Tips

removing

Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

Removing the Template Driver

structures

See driver structures

test areas, Testing a Driver

testing, Device Driver Testing Tips

thread synchronization, Managing Thread Synchronization

tuning, Device Driver Debugging and Tuning Tips

unloading

Loading and Unloading a Driver

Removing the Template Driver

updating, Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

device instance pointer (dip)

Defining the Device Attach Entry Point

Defining the Device Detach Entry Point

Defining the Get Driver Information Entry Point

device number, Device Numbers

device structures

dev_info

Defining the Device Attach Entry Point

Defining the Device Detach Entry Point

Defining the Get Driver Information Entry Point

device tree, Device Tree

devices

blk, Character and Block Devices

block

Devices as Files

Character and Block Devices

character

Devices as Files

Character and Block Devices

Writing the Template Driver

configuration files

Writing a Configuration File

Writing the Device Configuration File

device tree, Device Tree

directories

Devices Directories

Device Names

exclusive access, Managing Thread Synchronization

file system

devfs, Devices Directories

devfsadmd, Device Names

instances

Device Numbers

Defining the Device Attach Entry Point

Defining the Device Detach Entry Point

Defining the Get Driver Information Entry Point

md metadevice, Character and Block Devices

names, Device Names

nexus

Device Drivers

Device Tree

numbers

Devices Directories

Device Numbers

Defining the Device Attach Entry Point

prefixes

Writing a Driver Module

Declaring the Autoconfiguration Entry Points

properties

Writing a Configuration File

Defining the Report Driver Property Information Entry Point

pseudo

Device Drivers

Template Driver Example

ramdisk

Device Drivers

Modifying Data Stored in Kernel Memory

raw, Character and Block Devices

reading

Reading and Writing the Device

Building, Installing, and Using Quote Of The Day Version 2

Reading the Device

special files, Devices as Files

state, Managing Device State

writing

Reading and Writing the Device

Modifying Data Stored in Kernel Memory

Writing New Data

Writing the Device

/devices directory

Devices Directories

Devices Directories

Device Names

Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

/devices/pseudo directory

Character and Block Devices

Adding the Template Driver

Building, Installing, and Using Quote Of The Day Version 2

devmap() entry point, User and Kernel Address Spaces on x86 and SPARC Machines

dmesg command, Attaching and Detaching

driver.conf file, Writing a Configuration File

driver structures

cb_ops

Device Drivers

Writing the Driver Data Structures

Defining the Character and Block Operations Structure

Writing New Data

character and block operations structure, Defining the Character and Block Operations Structure

dev_ops

Device Drivers

Writing the Driver Data Structures

Defining the Device Operations Structure

device operations structure, Defining the Device Operations Structure

modinfo, Defining the Module Information Entry Point

modldrv

Writing the Driver Data Structures

Defining the Module Linkage Structures

modlinkage

Defining the Module Initialization Entry Point

Writing the Driver Data Structures

Defining the Module Linkage Structures

module linkage structures, Defining the Module Linkage Structures

drivers, See device drivers

DTrace analyzer, Device Driver Debugging and Tuning Tips