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Writing Device Drivers Oracle Solaris 11.1 Information Library |
Part I Designing Device Drivers for the Oracle Solaris Platform
1. Overview of Oracle Solaris Device Drivers
2. Oracle Solaris Kernel and Device Tree
5. Managing Events and Queueing Tasks
7. Device Access: Programmed I/O
10. Mapping Device and Kernel Memory
13. Hardening Oracle Solaris Drivers
14. Layered Driver Interface (LDI)
Part II Designing Specific Kinds of Device Drivers
15. Drivers for Character Devices
18. SCSI Host Bus Adapter Drivers
19. Drivers for Network Devices
Part III Building a Device Driver
22. Compiling, Loading, Packaging, and Testing Drivers
23. Debugging, Testing, and Tuning Device Drivers
Debugging Preparation Techniques
Use a Unique Prefix to Avoid Kernel Symbol Collisions
Use cmn_err() to Log Driver Activity
Use ASSERT() to Catch Invalid Assumptions
Use mutex_owned() to Validate and Document Locking Requirements
Use Conditional Compilation to Toggle Costly Debugging Features
B. Summary of Oracle Solaris DDI/DKI Services
C. Making a Device Driver 64-Bit Ready
This chapter describes how to write drivers that are robust. Drivers that are written in accordance with the guidelines that are discussed in this chapter are easier to debug. The recommended practices also protect the system from hardware and software faults.
This chapter provides information on the following subjects:
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