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echo command, Reading and Writing the Device

entry points

attach()

Installing a Driver

Writing the Autoconfiguration Entry Points

Defining the Device Attach Entry Point

Attaching and Detaching

Device Driver Testing Tips

autoconfiguration, Writing the Autoconfiguration Entry Points

close()

Writing the User Context Entry Points

Defining the Close Device Entry Point

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

detach()

Defining the Module Unload Entry Point

Writing the Autoconfiguration Entry Points

Defining the Device Detach Entry Point

Attaching and Detaching

devmap(), User and Kernel Address Spaces on x86 and SPARC Machines

_fini()

Writing the Loadable Module Configuration Entry Points

Defining the Module Unload Entry Point

Initializing and Unloading

getinfo()

Writing the Autoconfiguration Entry Points

Defining the Get Driver Information Entry Point

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

_info()

Installing a Driver

Writing the Loadable Module Configuration Entry Points

Defining the Module Information Entry Point

Device Driver Testing Tips

_init()

Installing a Driver

Writing the Loadable Module Configuration Entry Points

Defining the Module Initialization Entry Point

Initializing and Unloading

Device Driver Testing Tips

ioctl()

Devices as Files

Writing New Data

Reporting and Setting Device Size and Re-initializing the Device

Exercising the Driver's I/O Controls

loadable module configuration, Writing the Loadable Module Configuration Entry Points

open()

Writing the User Context Entry Points

Defining the Open Device Entry Point

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

prop_op()

Writing the Autoconfiguration Entry Points

Defining the Report Driver Property Information Entry Point

read()

Writing the User Context Entry Points

Defining the Read Device Entry Point

Reading the Data

user context, Writing the User Context Entry Points

write()

Writing the User Context Entry Points

Defining the Write Device Entry Point

Writing New Data

/etc/driver_aliases file, Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

/etc/name_to_major file

Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

Adding the Template Driver

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