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Writing Device Drivers
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Expand TOC  Preface
Expand TOC  1.  Solaris Kernel and Device Tree
Expand TOC  2.  Overview of Solaris Device Drivers
Expand TOC  3.  Multithreading
Expand TOC  4.  Properties and Events
Expand TOC  5.  Driver Autoconfiguration
Expand TOC  6.  Device Access -- Programmed I/O
Expand TOC  7.  Interrupt Handlers
Expand TOC  8.  Direct Memory Access (DMA)
Expand TOC  9.  Power Management
Expand TOC  10.  Drivers for Character Devices
Expand TOC  11.  Drivers for Block Devices
Expand TOC  12.  Mapping Device and Kernel Memory
Expand TOC  13.  Device Context Management
Expand TOC  14.  SCSI Target Drivers
Expand TOC  15.  SCSI Host Bus Adapter Drivers
Expand TOC  16.  Drivers for Network Devices
Expand TOC  17.  Compiling, Loading, Packaging, and Testing Drivers
Expand TOC  18.  Debugging
Expand TOC  19.  Recommended Coding Practices
Expand TOC  A.   Hardware Overview
Expand TOC  B.   Summary of Solaris 9 DDI/DKI Services
Collapse TOC  C.   Making a Device Driver 64-Bit Ready
Introduction to 64-Bit Driver Design
General Conversion Steps
Use Fixed-width Types for Hardware Registers
Use Fixed-width Common Access Functions
Check and Extend Use of Derived Types
Check Changed Fields in DDI Data Structures
Check Changed Arguments of DDI Functions
Modify Routines That Handle Data Sharing
Well-known ioctl Interfaces
Device Sizes
Collapse TOC  Index