C

cat command, Reading and Writing the Device

cb_ops driver structure

Device Drivers

Writing the Driver Data Structures

Defining the Character and Block Operations Structure

Writing New Data

cc command, Compiling with Oracle Solaris Studio

character device, Character and Block Devices

close() entry point

Writing the User Context Entry Points

Defining the Close Device Entry Point

Opening the Device, Closing the Device, and Getting Module Information

cmn_err() kernel function

Defining the Module Initialization Entry Point

Testing the Template Driver

Displaying Data Stored in Kernel Memory

Device Driver Coding Tips

commands

add_drv

Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

Adding the Template Driver

Device Driver Coding Tips

boot, Driver Directory Organization

cat, Reading and Writing the Device

cc, Compiling with Oracle Solaris Studio

dmesg, Attaching and Detaching

echo, Reading and Writing the Device

fsck, Device Driver Testing Tips

gcc, Compiling with the GNU C Compiler

kernel, Driver Directory Organization

ld

Structural Differences Between Kernel Modules and User Programs

Compiling with Oracle Solaris Studio

Defining the Module Unload Entry Point

mknod, Devices Directories

modinfo

Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

Adding the Template Driver

Building, Installing, and Using Quote Of The Day Version 2

modload, Adding the Template Driver

modunload, Removing the Template Driver

more, Building, Installing, and Using Quote Of The Day Version 2

prtconf

Devices Directories

Device Tree

Building a Driver

Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

Adding the Template Driver

Building, Installing, and Using Quote Of The Day Version 2

prtpicl, Device Tree

rem_drv

Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

Loading and Unloading a Driver

Removing the Template Driver

syslogd

Testing the Template Driver

Building, Installing, and Using Quote Of The Day Version 1

update_drv, Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

compiling, Building a Driver

condition variables, Managing Thread Synchronization

conditional compilation, Device Driver Coding Tips

condvar() kernel functions, Managing Thread Synchronization

configuration files

Writing a Configuration File

Writing the Device Configuration File

crash dumps, use in testing, Device Driver Testing Tips

cv_broadcast() kernel function

Managing Thread Synchronization

Writing New Data

cv_destroy() kernel function

Checking for Changes, Cleaning Up, and Detaching

Managing Thread Synchronization

cv_init() kernel function

Attaching, Allocating Memory, and Initializing a Mutex and a Condition Variable

Managing Thread Synchronization

cv_signal() kernel function, Managing Thread Synchronization

cv_wait() kernel function, Managing Thread Synchronization

cv_wait_sig() kernel function

Managing Thread Synchronization

Managing Thread Synchronization