Device Driver Tutorial
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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
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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

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testing device drivers, Device Driver Testing Tips
thread synchronization, Managing Thread Synchronization
tuning device drivers, tips, Device Driver Debugging and Tuning Tips

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