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major number

Devices Directories

Device Numbers

mdb modular debugger, Device Driver Debugging and Tuning Tips

memcpy() kernel function, Reporting and Setting Device Size and Re-initializing the Device

metadevice, Character and Block Devices

minor number

Devices Directories

Device Numbers

Defining the Device Attach Entry Point

mknod command, Devices Directories

mknod() system call, Devices Directories

mmap() system call, User and Kernel Address Spaces on x86 and SPARC Machines

mod_info() kernel function

Writing the Loadable Module Configuration Entry Points

Defining the Module Information Entry Point

mod_install() kernel function

Writing the Loadable Module Configuration Entry Points

Defining the Module Initialization Entry Point

Initializing and Unloading

mod_remove() kernel function

Writing the Loadable Module Configuration Entry Points

Defining the Module Unload Entry Point

Initializing and Unloading

moddir kernel variable, Driver Directory Organization

modinfo command

Adding, Updating, and Removing a Driver

Adding the Template Driver

Building, Installing, and Using Quote Of The Day Version 2

modinfo driver structure, Defining the Module Information Entry Point

modldrv driver structure

Writing the Driver Data Structures

Defining the Module Linkage Structures

modlinkage driver structure

Defining the Module Initialization Entry Point

Writing the Driver Data Structures

Defining the Module Linkage Structures

modload command, Adding the Template Driver

modunload command, Removing the Template Driver

more command, Building, Installing, and Using Quote Of The Day Version 2

mutex_destroy() kernel function

Checking for Changes, Cleaning Up, and Detaching

Managing Thread Synchronization

mutex_init() kernel function

Attaching, Allocating Memory, and Initializing a Mutex and a Condition Variable

Managing Thread Synchronization

mutex() kernel function, Managing Thread Synchronization

mutex_owned() kernel function, Device Driver Coding Tips

mutexes, Managing Thread Synchronization

avoiding problems, Device Driver Coding Tips