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Writing Device Drivers

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Book Information
Preface
- Who Should Use This Book
- How This Book Is Organized
- Related Books and Papers
- Accessing Sun Documentation Online
- Typographic Conventions
- Shell Prompts in Command Examples
1. Solaris Kernel and Device Tree
- What Is the Kernel?
- Overview of the Device Tree
2. Overview of Solaris Device Drivers
- What Is a Device Driver?
- Types of Device Drivers
- Driver Module Entry Points
- Device Driver Design Considerations
3. Multithreading
- Locking Primitives
- Thread Synchronization
- Choosing a Locking Scheme
4. Properties and Events
- Device Properties
- Events
- Kernel Statistics
5. Driver Autoconfiguration
- Driver Loading and Unloading
- Data Structures Required for Drivers
- Loadable Driver Interfaces
- Device Configuration Concepts
- Using Device IDs
6. Device Access — Programmed I/O
- Device Memory
- Device Access Functions
7. Interrupt Handlers
- Interrupt Handler Overview
- Device Interrupts
- Registering Interrupts
- Interrupt Handler Responsibilities
- Handling High-Level Interrupts
8. Direct Memory Access (DMA)
- DMA Model
- Types of Device DMA
- Types of Host Platform DMA
- DMA Software Components: Handles, Windows, and Cookies
- DMA Operations
- Managing DMA Resources
- DMA Windows
9. Power Management
- Power Management Framework
- Device Power Management Model
- System Power Management Model
- Power Management Device Access Example
- Power Management Flow of Control
- Changes to Power Management Interfaces
10. Drivers for Character Devices
- Character Driver Structure Overview
- Character Device Autoconfiguration
- Device Access (Character Drivers)
- I/O Request Handling
- Mapping Device Memory
- Multiplexing I/O on File Descriptors
- Miscellaneous I/O Control
- 32–bit and 64–bit Data Structure Macros
11. Drivers for Block Devices
- Block Driver Structure Overview
- File I/O
- Block Device Autoconfiguration
- Controlling Device Access
- Synchronous Data Transfers (Block Drivers)
- Asynchronous Data Transfers (Block Drivers)
- Miscellaneous Entry Points
- Disk Device Drivers
12. Mapping Device and Kernel Memory
- Memory Mapping Operation Overview
- Exporting the Mapping
- Associating Device Memory With User Mappings
- Associating Kernel Memory With User Mappings
13. Device Context Management
- Introduction to Device Context
- Context Management Operation
14. SCSI Target Drivers
- Introduction to Target Drivers
- Sun Common SCSI Architecture Overview
- Hardware Configuration File
- Declarations and Data Structures
- Autoconfiguration for SCSI Target Drivers
- Resource Allocation
- Building and Transporting a Command
- SCSI Options
15. SCSI Host Bus Adapter Drivers
- Introduction to Host Bus Adapter Drivers
- SCSI Interface
- SCSA HBA Interfaces
- HBA Driver Dependency and Configuration Issues
- SCSA HBA Entry Points
- SCSI HBA Driver Specific Issues
- Support for Queuing
16. Drivers for Network Devices
- Generic LAN Driver Overview
- Declarations and Data Structures
- GLD Arguments
- GLD Entry Points
- GLD Service Routines
17. Compiling, Loading, Packaging, and Testing Drivers
- Driver Code Layout Structure
- Preparing for Driver Installation
- Installing, Updating, and Removing Drivers
- Loading and Unloading Drivers
- Driver Packaging
- Testing Drivers
18. Debugging
- Machine Configuration
- Runtime Debugging Tools
- The kadb Kernel Debugger
- Post-Mortem Debugging
19. Recommended Coding Practices
- Debugging
- Defensive Programming
- Declaring a Variable Volatile
- Serviceability
A. Hardware Overview
- SPARC Processor Issues
- IA Processor Issues
- Endianness
- Store Buffers
- System Memory Model
- Bus Architectures
- Bus Specifics
- Device Issues
- PROM on SPARC Machines
B. Summary of Solaris 9 DDI/DKI Services
- Introduction
C. Making a Device Driver 64-Bit Ready
- Introduction to 64–Bit Driver Design
- General Conversion Steps
- Well-known ioctl Interfaces