Index

Numbers and Symbols

64-bit device drivers

I/O Control Support for 64-Bit Capable Device Drivers

Making a Device Driver 64-Bit Ready

A

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, Generic LAN Driver Overview

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

B

bge driver code, Error Handling

binary compatibility

description of, DDI/DKI Interfaces

potential problems, Modify Routines That Handle Data Sharing

binding a driver to a device, Binding a Driver to a Device

binding a driver to a USB device, Compatible Device Names

biodone() function, Synchronous Data Transfers (Block Drivers)

blitting, VIS_CONSDISPLAY

block driver

autoconfiguration of, Block Device Autoconfiguration

buf structure, buf Structure

cb_ops structure, cb_ops Structure

overview, Entry Points for Block Device Drivers

slice number, Block Device Autoconfiguration

block driver entry points, Block Driver Structure Overview

close() function, close() Entry Point (Block Drivers)

open() function, open() Entry Point (Block Drivers)

strategy() function, strategy() Entry Point

bofi (bus_ops fault injection) driver, Driver Hardening Test Harness

bofi.conf file, Configuring the Test Harness

booting an alternate kernel, To Boot With an Alternate Kernel

booting the kmdb debugger

on SPARC systems, Booting kmdb With an Alternate Kernel on the SPARC Platform

on x86 systems, Booting kmdb With an Alternate Kernel on the x86 Platform

buf structure

changes to, buf Structure Changes

description of, buf Structure

buffer allocation, DMA, Allocating Private DMA Buffers

buffered I/O functions, Buffered I/O Functions

burst sizes, DMA, Determining Maximum Burst Sizes

bus

architectures, Bus Architectures

PCI architectures, PCI Local Bus

SBus architecture, SBus

SCSI, Introduction to Target Drivers

bus-master DMA

Bus-Master DMA

Performing Bus-Master DMA Transfers

bus nexus, Fault Injection

bus nexus device drivers, description of, Device Tree Components

bus nodes, Fault Injection

byte ordering, Endianness

C

cache, description of, Cache

callback functions

description of, Callback Functions

example of, DMA Callback Example

cb_ops structure, description of, cb_ops Structure

cc command, Compiling and Linking the Driver

cfgadm_usb command, Multiple-Configuration Devices

character device driver

aphysio() function, DMA Transfers (Asynchronous)

autoconfiguration, Character Device Autoconfiguration

cb_ops structure, cb_ops Structure

close() entry point, close() Entry Point (Character Drivers)

data transfers, I/O Request Handling

device polling, Multiplexing I/O on File Descriptors

entry points for, Overview of the Character Driver Structure

I/O control mechanism, Miscellaneous I/O Control

memory mapping, Mapping Device Memory

minphys() function, minphys() Entry Point

open() entry point, open() Entry Point (Character Drivers)

overview, Entry Points for Character Device Drivers

physio() function, DMA Transfers (Synchronous)

strategy() entry point, strategy() Entry Point

cloning SCSI HBA driver, Transport Structure Cloning

close() entry point

block drivers, close() Entry Point (Block Drivers)

description of, close() Entry Point (Character Drivers)

cmn_err() function, Test the Layered Driver

debugging, Use cmn_err() to Log Driver Activity

description of, Returning Errors

example of, print() Entry Point (Block Drivers)

compatible property, description of, Binding a Driver to a Device

compiling drivers, Compiling and Linking the Driver

condition variable functions, Kernel Thread Control and Synchronization Functions

cv_broadcast(), Signaling the Condition

cv_destroy(), Initializing Condition Variables

cv_init(), Initializing Condition Variables

cv_timedwait(), cv_wait() and cv_timedwait() Functions

cv_timedwait_sig(), cv_timedwait_sig() Function

cv_wait(), Waiting for the Condition

cv_wait_sig(), cv_wait_sig() Function

condition variables

and mutex locks, Condition Variables in Thread Synchronization

routines, Initializing Condition Variables

.conf files, See hardware configuration files

configuration, testing device drivers, Testing Drivers

configuration descriptor clouds, Hot Reinsertion

configuration entry points

attach() function, attach() Entry Point

detach() function, detach() Entry Point

getinfo() function, getinfo() Entry Point

configuration files, hardware, See hardware configuration files

console frame buffer drivers, Console Frame Buffer Drivers

debugging, Developing, Testing, and Debugging Console Frame Buffer Drivers

kernel terminal emulator, Solaris Consoles and the Kernel Terminal Emulator

polled I/O interfaces

Polled I/O Interfaces

Implementing Polled I/O in Console Frame Buffer Drivers

standalone mode

Polled I/O Interfaces

Implementing Polled I/O in Console Frame Buffer Drivers

video mode change callback interface

Video Mode Change Callback Interface

VIS_DEVINIT

Frame Buffer Specific Configuration Module

visual I/O interfaces, Console Visual I/O Interfaces

context management, See device context management

context of device driver, Driver Context

cookies, DMA, DMA Model

copying data

copyin() function, User Addresses

copyout() function, User Addresses

CPR (CheckPoint and Resume), System Power Management

crash command, Postmortem Debugging

crash dumps, saving, Capture System Crash Dumps

csi_arq_status structure, changes to, csi_arq_status Structure Changes

cv_timedwait() function, changes to, cv_timedwait() and cv_timedwait_sig() Argument Changes

cv_timedwait_sig() function, changes to, cv_timedwait() and cv_timedwait_sig() Argument Changes