Index

A

add_drv command, (), ()

use in modifying existing drivers, ()

alternate kernels, use in testing, ()

ASSERT() kernel function, (), (), (), ()

attach() entry point, (), (), (), (), ()

B

blk device, ()

block device, ()

boot command, ()

bzero() kernel function, ()

C

cat command, ()

cb_ops driver structure, (), (), (), ()

cc command, ()

character device, ()

close() entry point, (), (), ()

cmn_err() kernel function, (), (), (), ()

commands

add_drv, (), (), ()

boot, ()

cat, ()

cc, ()

dmesg, ()

echo, ()

fsck, ()

gcc, ()

kernel, ()

ld, (), (), ()

mknod, ()

modinfo, (), (), ()

modload, ()

modunload, ()

more, ()

prtconf, (), (), (), (), (), ()

prtpicl, ()

rem_drv, (), (), ()

syslogd, (), ()

update_drv, ()

compiling, ()

condition variables, ()

conditional compilation, ()

condvar() kernel functions, ()

configuration files, (), ()

crash dumps, use in testing, ()

cv_broadcast() kernel function, (), ()

cv_destroy() kernel function, (), ()

cv_init() kernel function, (), ()

cv_signal() kernel function, ()

cv_wait() kernel function, ()

cv_wait_sig() kernel function, (), ()

D

data loss, avoiding while testing, ()

data model

converting, (), ()

ddi_copyin() kernel function, (), (), (), ()

ddi_copyout() kernel function, (), (), ()

ddi_create_minor_node() kernel function, (), (), (), ()

ddi_get_instance() kernel function, (), (), ()

ddi_get_soft_state() kernel function, (), (), (), ()

ddi_model_convert_from() kernel function, (), (), ()

ddi_prop_get_int() kernel function, ()

ddi_prop_lookup() kernel function, ()

ddi_prop_op() kernel function, (), ()

ddi_remove_minor_node() kernel function, (), (), (), ()

ddi_report_dev() kernel function, ()

ddi_soft_state_fini() kernel function, (), ()

ddi_soft_state_free() kernel function, (), ()

ddi_soft_state_init() kernel function, (), ()

ddi_soft_state() kernel function, ()

ddi_soft_state_zalloc() kernel function, (), ()

ddi_umem_alloc() kernel function, ()

ddi_umem_free() kernel function, (), ()

debugging device drivers, tips, ()

detach() entry point, (), (), (), ()

/dev directory, (), ()

dev_info device structure, (), (), ()

dev_ops driver structure, (), (), ()

devfs devices file system, ()

devfsadmd devices file system administration command, ()

device drivers, ()

adding, ()

coding tips, ()

compiling, ()

condition variables, ()

conditional compilation, ()

debugging tips, ()

development guidelines, ()

directories, ()

adding, ()

entry points, (), ()

See also entry points

how used, ()

I/O controls, (), ()

installing, (), ()

linking, ()

loading, (), (), ()

mutexes, ()

naming conventions, ()

recommended housekeeping, ()

removing, (), ()

structures

See driver structures

test areas, ()

testing, ()

thread synchronization, ()

tuning, ()

unloading, (), ()

updating, ()

device instance pointer (dip), (), (), ()

device number, ()

device structures

dev_info, (), (), ()

device tree, ()

devices

blk, ()

block, (), ()

character, (), (), ()

configuration files, (), ()

device tree, ()

directories, (), ()

exclusive access, ()

file system

devfs, ()

devfsadmd, ()

instances, (), (), (), ()

md metadevice, ()

names, ()

nexus, (), ()

numbers, (), (), ()

prefixes, (), ()

properties, (), ()

pseudo, (), ()

ramdisk, (), ()

raw, ()

reading, (), (), ()

special files, ()

state, ()

writing, (), (), (), ()

/devices directory, (), (), (), ()

/devices/pseudo directory, (), (), ()

devmap() entry point, ()

dmesg command, ()

driver.conf file, ()

driver structures

cb_ops, (), (), (), ()

character and block operations structure, ()

dev_ops, (), (), ()

device operations structure, ()

modinfo, ()

modldrv, (), ()

modlinkage, (), (), ()

module linkage structures, ()

drivers, See device drivers

DTrace analyzer, ()

E

echo command, ()

entry points

attach(), (), (), (), (), ()

autoconfiguration, ()

close(), (), (), ()

detach(), (), (), (), ()

devmap(), ()

_fini(), (), (), ()

getinfo(), (), (), ()

_info(), (), (), (), ()

_init(), (), (), (), (), ()

ioctl(), (), (), (), ()

loadable module configuration, ()

open(), (), (), ()

prop_op(), (), ()

read(), (), (), ()

user context, ()

write(), (), (), ()

/etc/driver_aliases file, ()

/etc/name_to_major file, (), (), ()

F

files

driver.conf, ()

/etc/name_to_major, (), (), ()

system, ()

/var/adm/messages, (), ()

_fini() entry point, (), (), ()

fsck command, ()

functions

kstat(), ()

printf(), ()

signal(), (), (), ()

G

gcc command, ()

getinfo() entry point, (), (), ()

getminor() kernel function, (), ()

GNU C, ()

H

hotplugging, ()

I

I/O controls, (), ()

_info() entry point, (), (), (), ()

_init() entry point, (), (), (), (), ()

instance number, (), (), (), ()

interrupts, avoiding problems, ()

ioctl() entry point, (), (), (), ()

ioctl() requests, avoiding problems, ()

K

kernel, ()

address space, (), ()

privilege

See also kernel mode

kernel command, ()

kernel functions

ASSERT(), (), (), (), ()

bzero(), ()

cmn_err(), (), (), (), ()

condvar(), ()

cv_broadcast(), (), ()

cv_destroy(), (), ()

cv_init(), (), ()

cv_signal(), ()

cv_wait(), ()

cv_wait_sig(), (), ()

ddi_copyin(), (), (), (), ()

ddi_copyout(), (), (), ()

ddi_create_minor_node(), (), (), (), ()

ddi_get_instance(), (), (), ()

ddi_get_soft_state(), (), (), (), ()

ddi_model_convert_from(), (), (), ()

ddi_prop_get_int(), ()

ddi_prop_lookup(), ()

ddi_prop_op(), (), ()

ddi_remove_minor_node(), (), (), (), ()

ddi_report_dev(), ()

ddi_soft_state(), ()

ddi_soft_state_fini(), (), ()

ddi_soft_state_free(), (), ()

ddi_soft_state_init(), (), ()

ddi_soft_state_zalloc(), (), ()

ddi_umem_alloc(), ()

ddi_umem_free(), (), ()

getminor(), (), ()

kmem_alloc(), ()

kmem_zalloc(), ()

memcpy(), ()

mod_info(), (), ()

mod_install(), (), (), ()

mod_remove(), (), (), ()

mutex(), ()

mutex_destroy(), (), ()

mutex_init(), (), ()

mutex_owned(), ()

nochpoll(), ()

nodev(), (), ()

nulldev(), (), ()

strlcpy(), (), ()

strncpy(), ()

uiomove(), (), (), (), ()

kernel mode, ()

kernel modules, use in testing, ()

kernel statistics, ()

kernel structures

uio, (), ()

kmdb kernel debugger, ()

kmem_alloc() kernel function, ()

kmem_zalloc() kernel function, ()

kstat() function, ()

L

ld command, (), (), ()

linking, (), (), ()

M

major number, (), ()

mdb modular debugger, ()

memcpy() kernel function, ()

metadevice, ()

minor number, (), (), ()

mknod command, ()

mknod() system call, ()

mmap() system call, ()

mod_info() kernel function, (), ()

mod_install() kernel function, (), (), ()

mod_remove() kernel function, (), (), ()

moddir kernel variable, ()

modinfo command, (), (), ()

modinfo driver structure, ()

modldrv driver structure, (), ()

modlinkage driver structure, (), (), ()

modload command, ()

modunload command, ()

more command, ()

mutex_destroy() kernel function, (), ()

mutex_init() kernel function, (), ()

mutex() kernel function, ()

mutex_owned() kernel function, ()

mutexes, ()

avoiding problems, ()

N

naming conventions, ()

nexus device, ()

nochpoll() kernel function, ()

nodev() kernel function, (), ()

nulldev() kernel function, (), ()

O

open() entry point, (), (), ()

P

power management, ()

prefixes, (), ()

printf() function, ()

prop_op() entry point, (), ()

protected mode, ()

prtconf command, (), (), (), (), (), ()

prtpicl command, ()

Q

QOTD_BUSY condition, (), ()

R

raw device, ()

read() entry point, (), (), ()

read() system call, ()

rem_drv command, (), (), ()

restricted mode, ()

S

serial connections, use in testing, ()

signal() function, (), (), ()

soft state, ()

SPARC

address space, ()

compiling, ()

special files, ()

state structures, (), ()

strlcpy() kernel function, (), ()

strncpy() kernel function, ()

Sun Studio, ()

syslogd command, (), ()

system calls

mknod(), ()

mmap(), ()

read(), ()

system configuration information file, ()

system crash dumps, use in testing, ()

T

testing device drivers, ()

thread synchronization, ()

tuning device drivers, tips, ()

U

uio kernel structure, (), ()

uiomove() kernel function, (), (), (), ()

update_drv command, ()

user mode, ()

/usr/kernel directory, (), ()

V

/var/adm/messages file, (), ()

volatile keyword, ()

W

write() entry point, (), (), ()

X

x86

address space, ()

compiling, ()