- Device Driver Tutorial

L

ld command

Structural Differences Between Kernel Modules and User Programs

Compiling with Sun Studio

Defining the Module Unload Entry Point

linking

Structural Differences Between Kernel Modules and User Programs

Building a Driver

Defining the Module Unload Entry Point

M

major number

Devices Directories

Device Numbers

mdb modular debugger, Device Driver Debugging and Tuning Tips

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

metadevice, Character and Block Devices

minor number

Devices Directories

Device Numbers

Defining the Device Attach Entry Point

mknod command, Devices Directories

mknod() system call, Devices Directories

mmap() system call, User and Kernel Address Spaces on x86 and SPARC Machines

mod_info() kernel function

Writing the Loadable Module Configuration Entry Points

Defining the Module Information Entry Point

mod_install() kernel function

Writing the Loadable Module Configuration Entry Points

Defining the Module Initialization Entry Point

Initializing and Unloading

mod_remove() kernel function

Writing the Loadable Module Configuration Entry Points

Defining the Module Unload Entry Point

Initializing and Unloading

moddir kernel variable, Driver Directory Organization

modinfo command

Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

Adding the Template Driver

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

modinfo driver structure, Defining the Module Information Entry Point

modldrv driver structure

Writing the Driver Data Structures

Defining the Module Linkage Structures

modlinkage driver structure

Defining the Module Initialization Entry Point

Writing the Driver Data Structures

Defining the Module Linkage Structures

modload command, Adding the Template Driver

modunload command, Removing the Template Driver

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

mutex_destroy() kernel function

Checking for Changes, Cleaning Up, and Detaching

Managing Thread Synchronization

mutex_init() kernel function

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

Managing Thread Synchronization

mutex() kernel function, Managing Thread Synchronization

mutex_owned() kernel function, Device Driver Coding Tips

mutexes, Managing Thread Synchronization

avoiding problems, Device Driver Coding Tips

N

naming, unique prefix for driver symbols, Device Driver Coding Tips

naming conventions, Device Driver Coding Tips

nexus device, Device Tree

nochpoll() kernel function, Defining the Character and Block Operations Structure

nodev() kernel function

Defining the Character and Block Operations Structure

Defining the Device Operations Structure

nulldev() kernel function

Writing the User Context Entry Points

Defining the Device Operations Structure

O

open() entry point

Writing the User Context Entry Points

Defining the Open Device Entry Point

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

P

PCI ID numbers, Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

power management, Device Driver Coding Tips

prefix, unique prefix for driver symbols, Device Driver Coding Tips

prefixes

Writing a Driver Module

Declaring the Autoconfiguration Entry Points

printf() function, Device Driver Coding Tips

prop_op() entry point

Writing the Autoconfiguration Entry Points

Defining the Report Driver Property Information Entry Point

protected mode, Solaris Operating System Definition

prtconf command

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 command, Device Tree

Q

QOTD_BUSY condition

Managing Thread Synchronization

R

raw device, Character and Block Devices

read() entry point

Writing the User Context Entry Points

Defining the Read Device Entry Point

Reading the Data

read() system call, Devices as Files

rem_drv command

Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

Loading and Unloading a Driver

Removing the Template Driver

restricted mode, Solaris Operating System Definition

S

serial connections, use in testing, Device Driver Testing Tips

signal() function

Managing Thread Synchronization

Writing New Data

Reporting and Setting Device Size and Re-initializing the Device

snooping kernel variable, Device Driver Testing Tips

soft state, Managing Device State

SPARC

address space, User and Kernel Address Spaces on x86 and SPARC Machines

compiling, Building a Driver

special files, Devices as Files

state structures

Writing Quote Of The Day Version 2

Managing Device State

strlcpy() kernel function

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

Reporting and Setting Device Size and Re-initializing the Device

strncpy() kernel function, Attaching, Allocating Memory, and Initializing a Mutex and a Condition Variable

Sun Studio, Compiling with Sun Studio

syslogd command

Testing the Template Driver

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

system calls

mknod(), Devices Directories

mmap(), User and Kernel Address Spaces on x86 and SPARC Machines

read(), Devices as Files

system configuration information file, Driver Directory Organization

system crash dumps, use in testing, Device Driver Testing Tips

T

testing device drivers, Device Driver Testing Tips

thread synchronization, Managing Thread Synchronization

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

U

uio kernel structure

Reading the Data

Writing New Data

uiomove() kernel function

Reading the Data

Writing Quote Of The Day Version 3

Managing Thread Synchronization

Writing New Data

update_drv command, Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

user mode, Solaris Operating System Definition

/usr/kernel directory

Driver Directory Organization

V

/var/adm/messages file

Testing the Template Driver

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

volatile keyword, Device Driver Coding Tips

W

write() entry point

Writing the User Context Entry Points

Defining the Write Device Entry Point

Writing New Data

X

x86

address space, User and Kernel Address Spaces on x86 and SPARC Machines

compiling, Building a Driver