Device Driver Tutorial


A

	`add_drv` command ( ) ( )
		use in modifying existing drivers ( )

	alternate kernels, use in testing ( )

	`ASSERT()` kernel function ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	`attach()` entry point ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )


B

	`blk` device ( )

	block device ( )

	`boot` command ( )

	`bzero()` kernel function ( )


C

	`cat` command ( )

	`cb_ops` driver structure ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	`cc` command ( )

	character device ( )

	`close()` entry point ( ) ( ) ( )

	`cmn_err()` kernel function ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	commands
		`add_drv` ( ) ( ) ( )
		`boot` ( )
		`cat` ( )
		`cc` ( )
		`dmesg` ( )
		`echo` ( )
		`fsck` ( )
		`gcc` ( )
		`kernel` ( )
		`ld` ( ) ( ) ( )
		`mknod` ( )
		`modinfo` ( ) ( ) ( )
		`modload` ( )
		`modunload` ( )
		`more` ( )
		`prtconf` ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		`prtpicl` ( )
		`rem_drv` ( ) ( ) ( )
		`syslogd` ( ) ( )
		`update_drv` ( )

	compiling ( )

	condition variables ( )

	conditional compilation ( )

	`condvar()` kernel functions ( )

	configuration files ( ) ( )

	crash dumps, use in testing ( )

	`cv_broadcast()` kernel function ( ) ( )

	`cv_destroy()` kernel function ( ) ( )

	`cv_init()` kernel function ( ) ( )

	`cv_signal()` kernel function ( )

	`cv_wait()` kernel function ( )

	`cv_wait_sig()` kernel function ( ) ( )


D

	data loss, avoiding while testing ( )

	data model
		converting ( ) ( )

	`ddi_copyin()` kernel function ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	`ddi_copyout()` kernel function ( ) ( ) ( )

	`ddi_create_minor_node()` kernel function ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	`ddi_get_instance()` kernel function ( ) ( ) ( )

	`ddi_get_soft_state()` kernel function ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	`ddi_model_convert_from()` kernel function ( ) ( ) ( )

	`ddi_prop_get_int()` kernel function ( )

	`ddi_prop_lookup()` kernel function ( )

	`ddi_prop_op()` kernel function ( ) ( )

	`ddi_remove_minor_node()` kernel function ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	`ddi_report_dev()` kernel function ( )

	`ddi_soft_state()` kernel function ( )

	`ddi_soft_state_fini()` kernel function ( ) ( )

	`ddi_soft_state_free()` kernel function ( ) ( )

	`ddi_soft_state_init()` kernel function ( ) ( )

	`ddi_soft_state_zalloc()` kernel function ( ) ( )

	`ddi_umem_alloc()` kernel function ( )

	`ddi_umem_free()` kernel function ( ) ( )

	deadman kernel feature ( )

	debugging device drivers, tips ( )

	`detach()` entry point ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	`/dev` directory ( ) ( )

	`dev_info` device structure ( ) ( ) ( )

	`dev_ops` driver structure ( ) ( ) ( )

	`devfs` devices file system ( )

	`devfsadmd` devices file system administration command ( )

	device drivers ( )
		adding ( )
		coding tips ( )
		compiling ( )
		condition variables ( )
		conditional compilation ( )
		debugging tips ( )
		development guidelines ( )
		directories ( )
			adding ( )
		entry points ( ) ( )
			See also entry points
		how used ( )
		I/O controls ( ) ( )
		installing ( ) ( )
		linking ( )
		loading ( ) ( ) ( )
		mutexes ( )
		naming conventions ( )
		recommended housekeeping ( )
		removing ( ) ( )
		structures
			See driver structures
		test areas ( )
		testing ( )
		thread synchronization ( )
		tuning ( )
		unloading ( ) ( )
		updating ( )

	device instance pointer (dip) ( ) ( ) ( )

	device number ( )

	device structures
		`dev_info` ( ) ( ) ( )

	device tree ( )

	devices
		`blk` ( )
		block ( ) ( )
		character ( ) ( ) ( )
		configuration files ( ) ( )
		device tree ( )
		directories ( ) ( )
		exclusive access ( )
		file system
			`devfs` ( )
			`devfsadmd` ( )
		instances ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		`md` metadevice ( )
		names ( )
		nexus ( ) ( )
		numbers ( ) ( ) ( )
		prefixes ( ) ( )
		properties ( ) ( )
		pseudo ( ) ( )
		ramdisk ( ) ( )
		`raw` ( )
		reading ( ) ( ) ( )
		special files ( )
		state ( )
		writing ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	`/devices` directory ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	`/devices/pseudo` directory ( ) ( ) ( )

	`devmap()` entry point ( )

	`dmesg` command ( )

	`driver.conf` file ( )

	driver structures
		`cb_ops` ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		character and block operations structure ( )
		`dev_ops` ( ) ( ) ( )
		device operations structure ( )
		`modinfo` ( )
		`modldrv` ( ) ( )
		`modlinkage` ( ) ( ) ( )
		module linkage structures ( )

	drivers, See device drivers

	DTrace analyzer ( )


E

	`echo` command ( )

	entry points
		`attach()` ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		autoconfiguration ( )
		`close()` ( ) ( ) ( )
		`detach()` ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		`devmap()` ( )
		`_fini()` ( ) ( ) ( )
		`getinfo()` ( ) ( ) ( )
		`_info()` ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		`_init()` ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		`ioctl()` ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		loadable module configuration ( )
		`open()` ( ) ( ) ( )
		`prop_op()` ( ) ( )
		`read()` ( ) ( ) ( )
		user context ( )
		`write()` ( ) ( ) ( )

	`/etc/driver_aliases` file ( )

	`/etc/name_to_major` file ( ) ( ) ( )


F

	files
		`driver.conf` ( )
		`/etc/name_to_major` ( ) ( ) ( )
		`system` ( )
		`/var/adm/messages` ( ) ( )

	`_fini()` entry point ( ) ( ) ( )

	`fsck` command ( )

	functions
		`kstat()` ( )
		`printf()` ( )
		`signal()` ( ) ( ) ( )


G

	`gcc` command ( )

	`getinfo()` entry point ( ) ( ) ( )

	`getminor()` kernel function ( ) ( )

	GNU C ( )


H

	hotplugging ( )


I

	I/O controls ( ) ( )

	`_info()` entry point ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	`_init()` entry point ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	instance number ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	interrupts, avoiding problems ( )

	`ioctl()` entry point ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	`ioctl()` requests, avoiding problems ( )


K

	kernel ( )
		address space ( ) ( )
		privilege
			See also kernel mode

	`kernel` command ( )

	kernel functions
		`ASSERT()` ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		`bzero()` ( )
		`cmn_err()` ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		`condvar()` ( )
		`cv_broadcast()` ( ) ( )
		`cv_destroy()` ( ) ( )
		`cv_init()` ( ) ( )
		`cv_signal()` ( )
		`cv_wait()` ( )
		`cv_wait_sig()` ( ) ( )
		`ddi_copyin()` ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		`ddi_copyout()` ( ) ( ) ( )
		`ddi_create_minor_node()` ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		`ddi_get_instance()` ( ) ( ) ( )
		`ddi_get_soft_state()` ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		`ddi_model_convert_from()` ( ) ( ) ( )
		`ddi_prop_get_int()` ( )
		`ddi_prop_lookup()` ( )
		`ddi_prop_op()` ( ) ( )
		`ddi_remove_minor_node()` ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
		`ddi_report_dev()` ( )
		`ddi_soft_state()` ( )
		`ddi_soft_state_fini()` ( ) ( )
		`ddi_soft_state_free()` ( ) ( )
		`ddi_soft_state_init()` ( ) ( )
		`ddi_soft_state_zalloc()` ( ) ( )
		`ddi_umem_alloc()` ( )
		`ddi_umem_free()` ( ) ( )
		`getminor()` ( ) ( )
		`kmem_alloc()` ( )
		`kmem_zalloc()` ( )
		`memcpy()` ( )
		`mod_info()` ( ) ( )
		`mod_install()` ( ) ( ) ( )
		`mod_remove()` ( ) ( ) ( )
		`mutex()` ( )
		`mutex_destroy()` ( ) ( )
		`mutex_init()` ( ) ( )
		`mutex_owned()` ( )
		`nochpoll()` ( )
		`nodev()` ( ) ( )
		`nulldev()` ( ) ( )
		`strlcpy()` ( ) ( )
		`strncpy()` ( )
		`uiomove()` ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	kernel mode ( )

	kernel modules, use in testing ( )

	kernel statistics ( )

	kernel structures
		`uio` ( ) ( )

	`kmdb` kernel debugger ( ) ( )

	`kmem_alloc()` kernel function ( )

	`kmem_zalloc()` kernel function ( )

	`kstat()` function ( )


L

	`ld` command ( ) ( ) ( )

	linking ( ) ( ) ( )


M

	major number ( ) ( )

	`mdb` modular debugger ( )

	`memcpy()` kernel function ( )

	metadevice ( )

	minor number ( ) ( ) ( )

	`mknod()` system call ( )

	`mknod` command ( )

	`mmap()` system call ( )

	`mod_info()` kernel function ( ) ( )

	`mod_install()` kernel function ( ) ( ) ( )

	`mod_remove()` kernel function ( ) ( ) ( )

	`moddir` kernel variable ( )

	`modinfo` command ( ) ( ) ( )

	`modinfo` driver structure ( )

	`modldrv` driver structure ( ) ( )

	`modlinkage` driver structure ( ) ( ) ( )

	`modload` command ( )

	`modunload` command ( )

	`more` command ( )

	`mutex()` kernel function ( )

	`mutex_destroy()` kernel function ( ) ( )

	`mutex_init()` kernel function ( ) ( )

	`mutex_owned()` kernel function ( )

	mutexes ( )
		avoiding problems ( )


N

	naming, unique prefix for driver symbols ( )

	naming conventions ( )

	nexus device ( )

	`nochpoll()` kernel function ( )

	`nodev()` kernel function ( ) ( )

	`nulldev()` kernel function ( ) ( )


O

	`open()` entry point ( ) ( ) ( )


P

	path environment variable ( )

	PCI ID numbers ( )

	power management ( )

	prefix, unique prefix for driver symbols ( )

	prefixes ( ) ( )

	`printf()` function ( )

	`prop_op()` entry point ( ) ( )

	protected mode ( )

	`prtconf` command ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	`prtpicl` command ( )


Q

	`QOTD_BUSY` condition ( ) ( )


R

	`raw` device ( )

	`read()` entry point ( ) ( ) ( )

	`read()` system call ( )

	`rem_drv` command ( ) ( ) ( )

	restricted mode ( )


S

	serial connections, use in testing ( )

	`signal()` function ( ) ( ) ( )

	`snooping` kernel variable ( )

	soft state ( )

	SPARC
		address space ( )
		compiling ( )

	special files ( )

	state structures ( ) ( )

	`strlcpy()` kernel function ( ) ( )

	`strncpy()` kernel function ( )

	Sun Studio ( )

	`syslogd` command ( ) ( )

	system calls
		`mknod()` ( )
		`mmap()` ( )
		`read()` ( )

	`system` configuration information file ( )

	system crash dumps, use in testing ( )


T

	testing device drivers ( )

	thread synchronization ( )

	tuning device drivers, tips ( )


U

	`uio` kernel structure ( ) ( )

	`uiomove()` kernel function ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

	`update_drv` command ( )

	user mode ( )

	`/usr/kernel` directory ( ) ( )


V

	`/var/adm/messages` file ( ) ( )

	`volatile` keyword ( )


W

	`write()` entry point ( ) ( ) ( )


X

	x86
		address space ( )
		compiling ( )