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Writing Device Drivers

 
 
 
Copyright
  Preface
  1.  Solaris Kernel and Device Tree
  2.  Overview of Solaris Device Drivers
  3.  Multithreading
  4.  Properties and Events
  5.  Driver Autoconfiguration
  6.  Device Access -- Programmed I/O
  7.  Interrupt Handlers
  8.  Direct Memory Access (DMA)
  9.  Power Management
  10.  Drivers for Character Devices
  11.  Drivers for Block Devices
  12.  Mapping Device and Kernel Memory
  13.  Device Context Management
  14.  SCSI Target Drivers
  15.  SCSI Host Bus Adapter Drivers
  16.  Drivers for Network Devices
  17.  Compiling, Loading, Packaging, and Testing Drivers
  18.  Debugging
  19.  Recommended Coding Practices
  A.  Hardware Overview
SPARC Processor Issues
SPARC Data Alignment
SPARC Structure Member Alignment
SPARC Byte Ordering
SPARC Register Windows
SPARC Multiply and Divide Instructions
IA Processor Issues
IA Byte Ordering
IA Architecture Manuals
Endianness
Store Buffers
System Memory Model
Total Store Ordering (TSO)
Partial Store Ordering (PSO)
Bus Architectures
Device Identification
Supported Interrupt Types
Bus Specifics
PCI Local Bus
PCI Address Domain
SBus
Device Issues
Timing-Critical Sections
Delays
Internal Sequencing Logic
Interrupt Issues
PROM on SPARC Machines
Open Boot PROM 3
Reading and Writing
  B.  Summary of Solaris 9 DDI/DKI Services
  C.  Making a Device Driver 64-Bit Ready
  Index