Writing Device Drivers
    
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 binary compatibility
  description ( Index Term Link )
  potential problems ( Index Term Link )
 
 binding a driver to a device, description ( Index Term Link )
 
 biodone() function, description ( Index Term Link )
 
 block driver
  autoconfiguration of ( Index Term Link )
  buf structure ( Index Term Link )
  cb_ops structure ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link )
  slice number ( Index Term Link )
 
 block driver entry points ( Index Term Link )
  close() function ( Index Term Link )
  open() function ( Index Term Link )
  strategy() function ( Index Term Link )
 
 buf structure
  changes ( Index Term Link )
  description ( Index Term Link )
 
 buffer allocation, DMA ( Index Term Link )
 
 buffered I/O functions, table ( Index Term Link )
 
 burst sizes, DMA ( Index Term Link )
 
 bus
  architectures ( Index Term Link )
  PCI architectures ( Index Term Link )
  SBus architecture ( Index Term Link )
  SCSI ( Index Term Link )
 
 bus-master DMA ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 bus nexus device drivers, description ( Index Term Link )
 
 byte ordering ( Index Term Link )
 
 byte-stream I/O ( Index Term Link )