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Numbers and Symbols

	64–bit device drivers ( ) ( )


A

	`add_drv` command, description ( )

	address spaces, description ( )

	`aphysio()` function, description ( )

	`aread()` entry point, asynchronous data transfers ( )

	ASSERT(9F) macro ( )

	associating kernel memory with user applications ( )

	asynchronous communication drivers, testing ( )

	asynchronous data transfer, character drivers ( )

	asynchronous data transfers, block drivers ( )

	`attach()` entry point
		description ( )
		network drivers ( )

	auto-request sense mode ( )

	autoconfiguration
		of block devices ( )
		of character devices ( )
		overview ( )
		routines ( )
		of SCSI HBA drivers ( )
		of SCSI target drivers ( )

	autoshutdown threshold ( )

	autovectored interrupts ( )

	`awrite()` entry point, asynchronous data transfers ( )


B

	binary compatibility
		description ( )
		potential problems ( )

	binding a driver to a device, description ( )

	`biodone()` function, description ( )

	block driver
		autoconfiguration of ( )
		`buf` structure ( )
		`cb_ops` structure ( )
		overview ( )
		slice number ( )

	block driver entry points ( )
		`close()` function ( )
		`open()` function ( )
		`strategy()` function ( )

	`buf` structure
		changes ( )
		description ( )

	buffer allocation, DMA ( )

	buffered I/O functions, table ( )

	burst sizes, DMA ( )

	bus
		architectures ( )
		PCI architectures ( )
		SBus architecture ( )
		SCSI ( )

	bus-master DMA ( ) ( )

	bus nexus device drivers, description ( )

	byte ordering ( )

	byte-stream I/O ( )


C

	cache, description ( )

	callback functions
		description ( )
		example ( )

	`cb_ops` structure, description ( )

	character device driver
		`aphysio()` function ( )
		autoconfiguration ( )
		`cb_ops` structure ( )
		`close()` entry point ( )
		data transfers ( )
		device polling ( )
		entry points for ( )
		I/O control mechanism ( )
		memory mapping ( )
		`minphys()` function ( )
		`open()` entry point ( )
		overview ( )
		`physio()` function ( )
		`strategy()` entry point ( )

	cloning SCSI HBA driver ( )

	`close()` entry point
		block drivers ( )
		description ( )

	`cmn_err()` function
		debugging ( )
		description ( )
		example ( )

	compatible property, description ( )

	compiling and linking a driver ( )

	condition variable functions
		`cv_broadcast()` ( )
		`cv_destroy()` ( )
		`cv_init()` ( )
		`cv_timedwait()` ( )
		`cv_timedwait_sig()` ( )
		`cv_wait()` ( )
		`cv_wait_sig()` ( )
		table ( )

	condition variables
		and mutex locks ( )
		routines ( )

	`.conf` files
		See hardware configuration files

	configuration entry points
		`attach()` function ( )
		`detach()` function ( )
		`getinfo()` function ( )

	configuration files, hardware
		See hardware configuration files

	context management
		See device context management

	context of device driver ( )

	cookies
		DMA ( )
		iblock ( )

	copying data
		`copyin()` function ( )
		`copyout()` function ( )

	crash dumps, saving ( )

	crash(1M) command ( )

	`csi_arq_status` structure, changes ( )

	`cv_timedwait()` function, changes ( )

	`cv_timedwait_sig()` function, changes ( )


D

	data alignment for SPARC ( )

	data corruption
		detecting ( )
		malignant, definition of ( )
		misleading, definition of ( )
		of control data ( )
		of device management data ( )
		of received data ( )

	data sharing
		using `devmap()` ( )
		using `ioctl()` ( )
		using `mmap()` ( )

	data storage classes ( )

	data structures
		`dev_ops` structure ( )
		GLD ( ) ( )
		`modldrv` structure ( )

	data structures, displaying with mdb ( )

	data transfers, character drivers ( )

	DDI-compliant drivers
		byte ordering ( )
		compliance testing ( )

	DDI data structures
		`buf` structure ( )
		`ddi_dma_attr` structure ( )
		`ddi_dma_cookie` structure ( )

	DDI/DKI
		design considerations ( )
		and disk performance ( )
		overview ( )
		purpose in kernel ( )

	`ddi_dma_attr` structure ( )

	DDI function tables
		alternate access mechanisms ( )
		deprecated device access functions ( )
		deprecated DMA functions ( )
		deprecated memory allocation functions ( )
		deprecated power management functions ( )
		deprecated programmed I/O functions ( )
		deprecated property functions ( )
		deprecated time-related functions ( )
		deprecated user application kernel functions ( )
		deprecated user process information functions ( )
		deprecated virtual memory functions ( )
		`dev_info_t` functions ( )
		`dev_t` functions ( )
		device access functions ( )
		device ID functions ( )
		DMA functions ( )
		kernel logging functions ( )
		memory allocation functions ( )
		power management functions ( )
		printing functions ( )
		property functions ( )
		software state functions ( )
		system global state functions ( )
		time-related functions ( )
		user application kernel functions ( )
		user process information functions ( )
		user space access functions ( )
		virtual memory functions ( )

	DDI functions
		`ddi_add_intr()` function ( )
		`ddi_create_minor_node()` function ( )
		`ddi_device_copy()` function ( )
		`ddi_device_zero()` function ( )
		`ddi_dma_getwin()` function ( )
		`ddi_dma_mem_alloc()` function ( )
		`ddi_dma_nextseg()` function ( )
		`ddi_driver_major()` function ( ) ( )
		`ddi_enter_critical()` ( )
		`ddi_get_cred()` function ( ) ( )
		`ddi_get_driver_private()` function ( ) ( )
		`ddi_get_instance()` function ( )
		`ddi_get_lbolt()` function ( )
		`ddi_get_pid()` function ( )
		`ddi_get_time()` function ( )
		`ddi_getX()` ( )
		`ddi_log_sysevent()` function ( ) ( )
		`ddi_model_convert_from()` function ( )
		`ddi_prop_get_int()` ( )
		`ddi_prop_lookup()` function ( )
		`ddi_prop_op()` ( )
		`ddi_putX()` ( )
		`ddi_regs_map_setup()` function ( )
		`ddi_removing_power()` function ( )
		`ddi_rep_getX()` ( )
		`ddi_rep_putX()` ( )
		`ddi_set_driver_private()` function ( )
		`ddi_umem_alloc()` ( )
		`ddi_umem_alloc()` function ( )
		`ddi_umem_free()` function ( )
		`delay()` function ( )
		`timeout()` function ( )
		`uiomove()` example ( )
		`uiomove()` function ( )

	`DDI_INFO_DEVT2DEVINFO` ( )

	`DDI_INFO_DEVT2INSTANCE` ( )

	DDI_RESUME, `detach()` function ( )

	DDI_SUSPEND, `detach()` function ( )

	debugging ( )
		ASSERT(9F) macro ( )
		booting an alternate kernel ( )
		coding hints ( )
		conditional compilation ( )
		displaying data structures ( )
		/etc/system file ( )
		kadb (kernel debugger) ( )
		`kmem_flags` ( )
		machine configuration ( )
		macros ( )
		mdb (modular debugger) ( )
		`moddebug` ( )
		output pager (kadb) ( )
		post-mortem ( )
		preparing for disasters ( )
		setting breakpoints in kadb ( )
		setting conditional breakpoints ( )
		setting up a `tip(1)` connection ( )
		setting up IA test system ( )
		setting up SPARC test system ( )
		thread macros ( )
		tools ( )
		using the SPARC PROM for device debugging ( )
		writing `mdb` commands ( )

	`delay()` function, changes ( )

	dependency ( )

	deprecated functions
		See functions

	`dest_adcent` argument, `ddi_device_copy()`, changes ( )

	`detach()` entry point, description ( )

	detecting kernel memory leaks with `mdb` ( )

	`dev_advcnt` argument, `ddi_device_zero()`, changes ( )

	`dev_datasz` argument, `ddi_device_copy()`, changes ( )

	`dev_datasz` argument, `ddi_device_zero()`, changes ( )

	`dev_ops` structure, description ( )

	`devfsadm(1M)` command ( )

	device access function tables, deprecated functions ( )

	device access functions
		block drivers ( )
		character drivers ( )
		table ( )

	device configuration, entry points ( )

	device context management ( )
		entry points ( )
		model ( )
		operation ( )

	device-dependency, `power.conf` entry ( )

	device-dependency-property, `power.conf` entry ( )

	`/device` directory, displaying the device tree ( )

	device driver
		See also loading drivers
		64-bit drivers ( ) ( )
		aliases ( )
		binding to device node ( )
		block driver ( )
		context ( )
		debugging ( )
			coding hints ( )
			setting up a `tip(1)` connection ( )
			tools ( )
			using the PROM ( )
		definition ( )
		entry points ( )
		error handling ( )
		header files ( ) ( )
		loadable interface ( )
		modifying information with `update_drv()` ( )
		modifying permissions ( )
		module configuration ( ) ( )
		network driver ( )
		overview ( )
		packaging ( )
		printing messages ( )
		purpose in kernel ( )
		source files ( ) ( )
		standard character driver ( )
		testing ( )
		types of ( )

	device ID functions, table ( )

	device information
		binding a driver to a device ( )
		`Nblocks` property ( )
		self-identifying ( )
		tree structure ( ) ( )

	device interrupts
		See interrupts and interrupt handling

	device macros (kadb) ( )

	device memory
		`D_DEVMAP` `flag in cb_ops` ( )
		mapping ( ) ( )

	device number, description ( )

	device polling
		in character drivers ( )
		`chpoll()` function ( )
		`poll()` function ( )

	device power management
		components ( )
		definition of ( )
		dependency ( )
		entry points ( )
		interfaces ( )
		model ( )
		`pm_busy_component()` function ( )
		`pm_idle_component()` function ( )
		`power()` function ( )
		power levels ( )
		state transitions ( )

	device registers, mapping ( )

	device state in power management ( )

	device tree
		displaying ( )
		navigating, in debugger ( )
		overview ( )
		purpose in kernel ( )

	`/devices` directory, description ( )

	`devmap_` entry points
		`devmap_access()` function ( ) ( )
		`devmap_contextmgt()`function ( )
		`devmap_dup()` function ( )
		`devmap()` function ( )
		`devmap_map()` function ( )
		`devmap_unmap()` function ( )

	`devmap_` functions
		`devmap_devmem_setup()` function ( )
		`devmap_load()` function ( )
		`devmap_umem_setup()` function ( )
		`devmap_unload()` function ( )

	disaster recovery ( )

	disk
		I/O controls ( )
		performance ( )

	disk drivers, testing, testing ( )

	displaying data structures with mdb ( )

	DKI
		See DDI/DKI

	`DL_CLDLS`, DLPI symbols ( )

	`DL_ETHER`
		Ethernet V2 packet processing ( )
		GLD support ( ) ( )
		ISO 8802-3 (IEEE 802.3) packet processing ( )
		network statistics ( )

	`DL_FDDI`
		GLD support ( ) ( )
		SNAP processing ( )

	`DL_STYLE1`, DLPI symbols ( )

	`DL_STYLE2`, DLPI symbols ( )

	`DL_TPR`
		GLD support ( ) ( ) ( )
		SNAP processing ( )
		source routing ( )

	`DL_VERSION_2`, DLPI symbols ( )

	`DLIOCRAW`, `ioctl()` function ( )

	DLPI primitives ( )
		`DL_ATTACH_REQ` ( ) ( )
		`DL_BIND_REQ` ( ) ( )
		`DL_DETACH_REQ` ( ) ( )
		`DL_DISABMULTI_REQ` ( ) ( )
		`DL_ENABMULTI_REQ` ( ) ( )
		`DL_GET_STATISTICS_ACK` ( ) ( )
		`DL_GET_STATISTICS_REQ` ( ) ( ) ( )
		`DL_INFO_ACK` ( )
		`DL_INFO_REQ` ( )
		`DL_PHYS_ADDR_ACK` ( )
		`DL_PHYS_ADDR_REQ` ( )
		`DL_PROMISCOFF_REQ` ( ) ( )
		`DL_PROMISCON_REQ` ( ) ( )
		`DL_SET_PHYS_ADDR_REQ` ( ) ( )
		`DL_UNATTACHED_REQ` ( )
		`DL_UNBIND_REQ` ( ) ( )
		`DL_UNITDATA_IND` ( )
		`DL_UNITDATA_REQ` ( )

	DLPI providers ( )

	DLPI symbols
		`DL_CLDLS` ( )
		`DL_STYLE1` ( )
		`DL_STYLE2` ( )
		`DL_VERSION_2` ( )

	DMA
		buffer allocation ( )
		burst sizes ( )
		callbacks ( )
		cookie ( ) ( )
		freeing handle ( )
		freeing resources ( )
		handle ( ) ( ) ( )
		object ( )
		object locking ( )
		operations ( )
		physical addresses ( )
		private buffer allocation ( )
		register structure ( )
		resource allocation ( )
		restrictions ( )
		transfers ( ) ( )
		virtual addresses ( )
		windows ( ) ( )

	driver binding name, description ( )

	`driver.conf` files
		See hardware configuration files

	driver entry points, `attach()` function ( )

	driver module entry points
		See entry points

	`drv_getparm()` function, changes ( )

	`drv_usecwait(9F)` ( )

	`dump()` entry point, block drivers ( )

	DVMA
		SBus slots supporting ( )
		virtual addresses ( )

	dynamic memory allocation, description ( )


E

	entry points
		`attach()` function ( )
		for block drivers ( ) ( )
		for character drivers ( ) ( )
		definition ( )
		`detach()` function ( ) ( )
		for device power management ( )
		device context management ( )
		for device configuration ( )
		for network drivers ( )
		`ioctl()` function ( )
		`power()` function ( )
		`probe()` function ( )
		SCSA HBA summary ( )
		system power management ( )

	error handling ( )

	error messages, printing ( ) ( )

	/etc/system file ( )

	`/etc/power.conf` file, device dependencies ( )

	Ethernet V2
		See DL_ETHER

	events, description ( )

	exporting device memory to user applications ( )

	external registers ( )


F

	faults, latent fault, definition of ( )

	fibre distributed data interface
		See DL_FDDI

	file system I/O ( )

	`_fini()` entry point
		example ( )
		required implementation ( )

	first-party DMA ( ) ( )

	`flags` argument, `ddi_dma_mem_alloc()`, changes ( )

	flow of control for power management ( )

	function tables
		alternate access mechanisms ( )
		buffered I/O functions ( )
		condition variable functions ( )
		deprecated device access functions ( )
		deprecated DMA functions ( )
		deprecated memory allocation functions ( )
		deprecated power management functions ( )
		deprecated programmed I/O functions ( )
		deprecated property functions ( )
		deprecated SCSI functions ( )
		deprecated time-related functions ( )
		deprecated user application kernel functions ( )
		deprecated user process information functions ( )
		deprecated user space access functions ( )
		deprecated virtual memory functions ( )
		`dev_info_t` functions ( )
		`dev_t` functions ( )
		device access functions ( )
		device ID functions ( )
		DMA functions ( )
		interrupt functions ( )
		kernel logging functions ( )
		kernel statistics functions ( )
		kernel thread functions ( )
		loadable module functions ( )
		memory allocation functions ( )
		power management functions ( )
		programmed I/O functions ( )
		property functions ( )
		resource map functions ( )
		SCSI functions ( )
		software state functions ( )
		system global state functions ( )
		time-related functions ( )
		user application kernel functions ( )
		user process event functions ( )
		user process information functions ( )
		user space access functions ( )
		utility functions ( )
		virtual memory functions ( )

	functions
		See also condition variable functions
		See also DDI functions
		See also device power management
		See also individual functions
		`gld_intr()` function ( )
		`gld_mac_alloc()` function ( )
		`gld_mac_free()` function ( )
		`gld_recv()` function ( )
		`gld_register()` function ( )
		`gld_sched()` function ( )
		`gld_unregister()` function ( )


G

	generic device name, description ( )

	`getinfo()` entry point, description ( )

	`getinfo()` entry point, network driver ( )

	`getmajor()` function, description ( )

	`getrbuf()` function, changes ( )

	getting major numbers, example ( )

	GLD
		definition ( )
		device types supported by ( )

	GLD data structures
		`gld_mac_info` ( )
		`gld_stats` ( )

	gld(9E) entry point, network driver ( )

	GLD entry points
		`gldm_get_stats()` ( )
		`gldm_intr()` ( )
		`gldm_ioctl()` ( )
		`gldm_reset()` ( )
		`gldm_send()` ( )
		`gldm_set_mac_addr()` ( )
		`gldm_set_multicast()` ( )
		`gldm_set_promiscuous()` ( )
		`gldm_start()` ( )
		`gldm_stop()` ( )

	gld(9F) function
		network driver ( ) ( )

	GLD `ioctl` functions ( )

	`gld_mac_info` structure
		description ( )
		GLD arguments ( )
		network driver ( )
		network drivers ( )
		used in `gld_intr()` function ( )

	GLD network statistics ( )

	GLD service routines
		`gld_intr()` function ( )
		`gld_mac_alloc()` function ( )
		`gld_mac_free()` function ( )
		`gld_recv()` function ( )
		`gld_register()` function ( )
		`gld_sched()` function ( )
		`gld_unregister()` function ( )

	`gld_stats` structure, network driver ( )

	GLD symbols
		`GLD_BADARG` ( )
		`GLD_FAILURE` ( )
		`GLD_MAC_PROMISC_MULTI` ( )
		`GLD_MAC_PROMISC_NONE` ( )
		`GLD_MAC_PROMISC_PHYS` ( )
		`GLD_MULTI_DISABLE` ( )
		`GLD_MULTI_ENABLE` ( )
		`GLD_NOLINK` ( )
		`GLD_NORESOURCES` ( )
		`GLD_NOTSUPPORTED` ( )
		`GLD_SUCCESS` ( )

	`gldm_get_stats()`, description ( )

	`gldm_private` structure, members ( )

	graphics devices, device context management of ( )


H

	handle, DMA ( ) ( ) ( )

	hardware configuration files ( ) ( ) ( )
		PCI devices ( )
		SBus devices ( )
		SCSI target devices ( )
		where to place ( )

	hardware context ( )

	hardware state in power management ( )

	HBA driver
		See SCSI HBA driver

	header files for device drivers ( ) ( )

	host bus adapter transport layer ( )

	hot-plug
		See hotplugging

	hotpluggable drivers
		See hotplugging

	hotplugging ( )
		and SCSI HBA driver ( ) ( )


I

	I/O
		asynchronous data transfers ( ) ( )
		byte stream ( )
		disk controls ( )
		DMA transfers ( )
		file system structure ( )
		miscellaneous control of ( )
		multiplexing ( )
		programmed transfers ( )
		scatter/gather structures ( )
		synchronous data transfers ( ) ( )

	IA processor
		byte ordering ( )
		data alignment ( )
		floating point operations ( )

	iblock cookie ( )

	IEEE 802.3
		See `DL_ETHER`

	IEEE 802.5
		See `DL_TPR`

	ILP32
		use in `devmap()` ( )
		use in `ioctl()` ( )
		use in `mmap()` ( )

	ILP64, use in `mmap()` ( )

	`_info()` entry point
		example ( )
		required implementation ( )

	`_init()` entry point
		example ( )
		required implementation ( )

	instance numbers ( )

	internal mode registers ( )

	internal sequencing logic ( )

	interrupt functions, table ( )

	interrupt handlers, responsibilities of ( )

	interrupt handling
		`ddi_add_intr()` function ( )
		`gld_intr()` function ( )
		high-level interrupts ( ) ( ) ( )
		overview ( )
		registering an interrupt handler ( )
		software interrupts ( ) ( )

	interrupt property, definition ( )

	interrupts
		common problems with ( )
		description of ( )
		for network drivers ( )
		interrupt numbers ( )
		priority levels ( )
		specification ( )
		stuck interrupt ( )
		types of ( )

	`ioctl()` function
		character drivers ( )
		commands ( )
		`DLIOCRAW` ( )

	`iovec` structure, example ( )

	ISO 8802–3
		See `DL_ETHER`

	ISO 9314–2
		See `DL_TPR`


K

	kadb ( )
		breakpoints ( )
		commands ( )
		conditional breakpoints ( )
		device macros ( )
		display and control commands ( )
		exiting ( )
		macros ( )
		output pager ( )
		register identifiers ( )
		starting ( )

	kernel
		debugger
			See kadb
		device tree ( )
		memory
			allocation ( )
			associating with user applications ( )
			detecting leaks with `mdb` ( )
		module directory ( )
		overview ( )

	kernel logging functions, table ( )

	kernel statistics functions, table ( )

	kernel thread functions, table ( )

	`kmem_alloc()`, description ( )

	`kmem_flags` ( )

	kstat(9S) structure, network driver ( )


L

	latent fault, definition of ( )

	leaf devices, description ( )

	`length` argument, `ddi_dma_mem_alloc()`, changes ( )

	`libdevinfo()`, displaying the device tree ( )

	linking a driver ( )

	`lint` command, 64–bit environment ( )

	loading drivers
		`add_drv` command ( )
		compiling a driver ( )
		hardware configuration file ( )
		linking a driver ( )

	loading modules ( ) ( )

	locking primitives, types of ( )

	locks
		mutex ( )
		readers/writer ( )
		scheme for ( )

	LP64
		use in `devmap()` ( )
		use in `ioctl()` ( )


M

	M_ERROR ( )

	macros ( )
		device macros ( )
		kadb debugger ( )
		thread macros ( )

	major numbers
		description ( )
		example ( )

	`makedevice()` function, description ( )

	`mapsize` argument, `rmallocmap()`, changes ( )

	mdb ( )
		commands ( )

	`mdb`
		detecting kernel memory leaks ( )

	mdb
		displaying data structures ( )
		getting started ( )
		navigating device tree with ( )
		retrieving soft state information ( )

	`mdb`
		writing commands ( )

	memory allocation, description ( )

	memory allocation functions, table ( )

	memory leaks, detecting with `mdb` ( )

	memory management unit, description ( )

	memory mapping
		device context management of ( )
		device memory management ( ) ( ) ( )

	memory model
		SPARC ( )
		store buffers ( )

	minor device node ( )
		modifying permissions of ( )

	minor numbers, description ( )

	`minphys()` function, description ( )

	`mmap()` function, driver notification ( )

	`moddebug` kernel variable ( )

	`moddebug` kernel variable ( )

	modinfo(1M) command ( )

	`modldrv` structure, description ( )

	`modlinkage` structure, description ( )

	modload(1M) command ( )

	modular debugger
		See mdb

	module directory ( )

	module functions, table of loadable module functions ( )

	`module_info` structure, network drivers ( )

	`modunload` command, description ( )

	modunload(1M) command ( )

	`mount()` function, block drivers ( )

	multiplexing I/O ( )

	multiprocessor considerations ( )

	multithreading
		and condition variables ( )
		`D_MP` flag in `cb_ops` structure ( )
		execution environment ( )
		and locking primitives ( )
		thread synchronization ( )

	mutex
		functions ( )
		locks ( )
		related panics ( )
		routines ( )

	`mutex_owned()` function, example ( )

	mutual-exclusion locks
		See mutex


N

	name property, description ( )

	name-value pairs ( )

	`Nblocks` property
		required definition ( )
		use in block device drivers ( )

	`nblocks` property, use in block device drivers ( )

	`nbytes` argument, `uiomove()`, changes ( )

	network drivers
		testing ( )
		using GLD ( )

	network statistics
		`DL_ETHER` ( )
		`gld_stats` ( )
		`gldm_get_stats()` ( )
		`kstat` ( )

	nexus
		See bus nexus device drivers

	no-involuntary-power-cycles property ( )

	normal interrupts ( )

	`nvlist_alloc` structure, description ( )


O

	object locking ( )

	`open()` entry point
		block drivers ( )
		character drivers ( )
		network drivers ( )

	output pager (kadb debugger) ( )


P

	packaging ( )

	packet processing
		Ethernet V2 ( )
		ISO 8802-3 (IEEE 802.3) ( )

	panic ( )

	partial store ordering ( )

	PCI bus ( )
		configuration address space ( )
		configuration base address registers ( )
		hardware configuration files ( )
		I/O address space ( )
		memory address space ( )

	PCI configuration function tables, deprecated programmed I/O functions ( )

	PCI configuration functions, table of alternate access mechanisms ( )

	PCI devices ( )

	physical DMA ( )

	`physio()` function, description ( )

	post-mortem degugging ( )

	`power.conf` file
		See `/etc/power.conf` file

	power cycle ( )

	power management
		See also device power management
		See also system power management
		flow of control ( )

	power management function tables, deprecated functions ( )

	power management functions, table ( )

	`print()` entry point, block drivers ( )

	printing functions, table ( )

	printing messages ( )

	`probe()` entry point
		description ( )
		SCSI target drivers ( )

	processor issues
		IA ( )
		SPARC ( ) ( ) ( )

	programmed I/O ( )
		use of DDI routines ( )

	programmed I/O functions, table ( )

	PROM commands ( )

	`prop_op()` entry point, description ( )

	properties
		32– and 64–bit ( )
		`class` property ( )
		`ddi_prop_op` ( )
		device node name property ( )
		Nblocks property ( )
		nblocks property ( )
		no-involuntary-power-cycles ( )
		overview ( ) ( )
		`pm-hardware-state` property ( ) ( ) ( )
		`prtconf` ( )
		`reg` property ( )
		removable-media ( )
		reporting device properties ( )
		SCSI HBA properties ( )
		SCSI target driver ( )
		Size property ( )
		size property ( )
		types of ( )

	`prtconf` command
		display of properties ( )
		displaying the device tree ( )

	pseudo device driver ( )

	putnext ( )


Q

	queuing ( )


R

	`read()` entry point, synchronous data transfers ( )

	readers/writer locks ( )

	`real_length` argument, `ddi_dma_mem_alloc()`, changes ( )

	reg property ( )

	register structure, DMA ( )

	removable-media ( )

	resource map functions, table ( )

	`rmallocmap()` function, changes ( )

	`rmallocmap_wait()` function, changes ( )


S

	`S_IFCHR` ( )

	SAP, definition of ( )

	saving crash dumps ( )

	SBus
		address bits ( )
		geographical addressing ( )
		hardware configuration files ( )
		physical address space ( )
		slots supporting DVMA ( )

	scatter-gather
		DMA engines ( )
		I/O ( )

	SCSA ( ) ( )
		global data definitions ( )
		HBA transport layer ( )
		interfaces ( )

	SCSI
		architecture ( )
		bus ( )

	`scsi_` functions
		`scsi_alloc_consistent_buf()`function ( )
		`scsi_destroy_pkt()` function ( )
		`scsi_dmafree()` function ( )
		`scsi_free_consistent_buf()` function ( )
		`scsi_ifgetcap()` function ( )
		`scsi_ifsetcap()` function ( )
		`scsi_init_pkt()` function ( )
		`scsi_probe()` ( )
		`scsi_setup_cdb()` function ( )
		`scsi_sync_pkt()` function ( ) ( )
		`scsi_transport()` function ( )
		`scsi_unprobe()` ( )
		summary ( )

	`scsi_` structures
		`scsi_address` structure ( )
		`scsi_device` structure ( )
		`scsi_hba_tran` structure ( )
		`scsi_pkt` structure ( )

	`scsi_alloc_consistent_buf()` function, changes ( )

	`scsi_device` structure ( )

	SCSI functions
		deprecated functions ( )
		table ( )

	`scsi_hba_` functions
		`scsi_hba_attach_setup()` function ( )
		`scsi_hba_lookup_capstr()` function ( )
		`scsi_hba_pkt_alloc()` ( )

	`scsi_hba`_ functions, `scsi_hba_pkt_free()` function ( )

	`scsi_hba_` functions
		`scsi_hba_probe()` ( )
		summary list ( )

	SCSI HBA driver
		abort and reset management ( )
		autoconfiguration ( )
		capability management ( )
		cloning ( )
		command state structure ( )
		command timeout ( )
		command transport ( )
		configuration properties ( )
		data structures ( )
		DMA resources ( )
		driver instance initialization ( )
		entry points summary ( )
		header files ( )
		and hotplugging ( ) ( )
		initializing a transport structure ( )
		installation ( )
		interrupt handling ( )
		module initialization ( )
		overview ( ) ( )
		properties ( )
		resource allocation ( )

	SCSI HBA driver entry points
		by category ( )
		`tran_abort()` function ( )
		`tran_dmafree()` ( )
		`tran_getcap()` function ( )
		`tran_init_pkt()` ( )
		`tran_reset()` function ( )
		`tran_reset_notify()` function ( )
		`tran_setcap()` function ( )
		`tran_start()` function ( )
		`tran_sync_pkt()` function ( )
		`tran_tgt_free()` ( )
		`tran_tgt_init()` ( )
		`tran_tgt_probe()` ( )

	`scsi_hba_tran` structures, `scsi_pkt` structure ( )

	`scsi_pkt` structure ( )
		changes ( )

	SCSI target driver
		auto-request sense mode ( )
		autoconfiguration of ( )
		building a command ( )
		callback routine ( )
		data structures ( )
		initializing a command descriptor block ( )
		overview ( )
		properties ( ) ( ) ( )
		resource allocation ( )
		reusing packets ( )
		SCSI routines ( )
		transporting a command ( )

	`segmap()` entry point
		description ( )
		driver notification ( )

	self-identifying devices ( )

	serviceability
		add new device ( )
		detect faulty device ( )
		perform periodic ``heath checks'' ( )
		remove faulty device ( )
		report faults ( )

	Size property ( )

	size property ( )

	slice number for block devices ( )

	SNAP
		definition of ( )
		`DL_FDDI` ( )
		`DL_TPR` ( )

	`snoop` command, network drivers ( )

	soft interrupts ( )

	soft state information, retrieving in `mdb` ( )

	Solaris kernel
		See kernel

	source compatibility, description ( )

	source files for device drivers ( ) ( )

	SPARC processor
		byte ordering ( )
		data alignment ( )
		floating point operations ( )
		multiply and divide instructions ( )
		register windows ( )
		structure member alignment ( )

	special files, description ( )

	`src_advcnt` argument, `ddi_device_copy()`, changes ( )

	state structure ( ) ( )

	storage classes, driver data ( )

	store buffers ( )

	`strategy()` entry point
		block drivers ( )
		character drivers ( )

	streams ( )

	STREAMS
		`cb_ops` structure ( )
		drivers ( )
		support for network driver ( )

	Style 1 DLPI provider ( )

	Style 2 DLPI provider ( )

	synchronous data transfer, description ( )

	synchronous data transfers ( )

	system call, description ( )

	system global state functions, table ( )

	system power management
		description ( )
		entry points ( )
		model ( )
		policy ( )
		saving hardware state ( )


T

	tagged queuing ( )

	tape drivers, testing ( )

	testing
		asynchronous communication drivers ( )
		configurations ( )
		DDI compliance ( )
		device drivers ( )
		disk drivers ( )
		functionality ( )
		installation and packaging ( )
		network drivers ( )
		tape drivers ( )

	third-party DMA ( ) ( )

	thread macros (kadb) ( )

	thread synchronization
		condition variables ( )
		`mutex_init` ( )
		mutex locks ( )
		per instance mutex ( )
		readers/writer locks ( )

	threads, preemption of ( )

	`ticks` argument, `delay()`, changes ( )

	`ticks` argument, `timeout()`, changes ( )

	time-related function tables, deprecated functions ( )

	time-related functions, table ( )

	`timeout` argument, `cv_timedwait()`, changes ( )

	`timeout()` function, changes ( )

	`tip(1)` connection ( )

	total store ordering ( )

	`tran_abort()` entry point, SCSI HBA drivers ( )

	`tran_destroy_pkt()` entry point, SCSI HBA drivers ( )

	`tran_dmafree()` entry point, SCSI HBA drivers ( )

	`tran_getcap()` entry point, SCSI HBA drivers ( )

	`tran_init_pkt()` entry point, SCSI HBA drivers ( )

	`tran_reset()` entry point, SCSI HBA drivers ( )

	`tran_reset_notify()` entry point, SCSI HBA drivers ( )

	`tran_setcap()` entry point, SCSI HBA drivers ( )

	`tran_start()` entry point, SCSI HBA drivers ( )

	`tran_sync_pkt()` entry point, SCSI HBA drivers ( )


U

	`uiomove()` function
		changes ( )
		example ( )

	unloading drivers ( )

	untagged queuing ( )

	`update_drv()` function, description ( )

	user application kernel function tables, deprecated functions ( )

	user application kernel functions, table ( )

	user process event functions, table ( )

	user process information function tables, deprecated functions ( )

	user process information functions, table ( )

	user space access functions
		table of deprecated functions ( )
		table of functions ( )

	utility functions, table ( )


V

	virtual addresses, description ( )

	virtual DMA ( )

	virtual memory
		address spaces ( )
		memory management unit (MMU) ( )

	virtual memory function tables, deprecated functions ( )

	virtual memory functions, table ( )

	`volatile` keyword ( ) ( )


W

	windows, DMA ( )

	wput ( )

	`write()` function
		synchronous data transfers ( )
		user address example ( )

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