Part I Designing Device Drivers for the Solaris Platform
1. Overview of Solaris Device Drivers
2. Solaris Kernel and Device Tree
5. Managing Events and Queueing Tasks
Data Structures Required for Drivers
Device Instances and Instance Numbers
Lock Variable and Conditional Variable Initialization
Registering a Device-Supplied ID
7. Device Access: Programmed I/O
10. Mapping Device and Kernel Memory
14. Layered Driver Interface (LDI)
Part II Designing Specific Kinds of Device Drivers
15. Drivers for Character Devices
18. SCSI Host Bus Adapter Drivers
19. Drivers for Network Devices
Part III Building a Device Driver
21. Compiling, Loading, Packaging, and Testing Drivers
22. Debugging, Testing, and Tuning Device Drivers
23. Recommended Coding Practices
B. Summary of Solaris DDI/DKI Services
C. Making a Device Driver 64-Bit Ready
Autoconfiguration means the driver loads code and static data into memory. This information is then registered with the system. Autoconfiguration also involves attaching individual device instances that are controlled by the driver.
This chapter provides information on the following subjects: