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access handles, Exclusive Use of DDI Access Handles

add_drv command

How to Build and Load the Layered Driver

Checking Device Driver Bindings

description of, Installing Drivers with add_drv

device name, Compatible Device Names

address spaces, description of, Virtual Memory

agent, definition, What Is Predictive Self-Healing?

allocb()function, Requests

alternate access mechanisms, Programmed I/O Functions

aphysio() function, DMA Transfers (Asynchronous)

aread() entry point, asynchronous data transfers, Differences Between Synchronous and Asynchronous I/O

ASSERT() macro

Compiling and Linking the Driver

Use ASSERT() to Catch Invalid Assumptions

associating kernel memory with user applications, Associating Kernel Memory With User Mappings

asynchronous communication drivers, testing, Asynchronous Communication Drivers

asynchronous data transfers

block drivers, Asynchronous Data Transfers (Block Drivers)

character drivers, Differences Between Synchronous and Asynchronous I/O

USB, Synchronous and Asynchronous Transfers and Callbacks

attach() entry point

Registering Drivers to Gain Device Access

Device Power Management

active power management, Device Power Management

description of, attach() Entry Point

network drivers

GLDv3 MAC Registration Functions

GLDv2 Network Device Driver Framework

system power management, System Power Management

auto-request sense mode, Auto-Request Sense Mode

autoconfiguration

of block devices, Block Device Autoconfiguration

of character devices, Character Device Autoconfiguration

overview, Driver Loading and Unloading

routines, Autoconfiguration Entry Points

of SCSI HBA drivers, Autoconfiguration Entry Points

of SCSI target drivers, Autoconfiguration for SCSI Target Drivers

Automated System Recovery Unit (ASRU), definition, Diagnosis, Suspect Lists, and Fault Events

autoshutdown threshold, Autoshutdown Threshold

autovectored interrupts, Device Interrupts

avoiding data loss while testing, Avoiding Data Loss on a Test System

awrite() entry point, asynchronous data transfers, Differences Between Synchronous and Asynchronous I/O