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- M_ERROR, Thread Interaction
- major numbers
- description of, Devices as Special Files
- example of, Block Device Autoconfiguration
- makedevice() function, Block Device Autoconfiguration
- mapsize argument, rmallocmap(), changes to, rmallocmap() and rmallocmap_wait() Argument Changes
- mdb
- detecting kernel memory leaks, Detecting Kernel Memory Leaks
- writing commands, Writing Debugger Commands With mdb
- mdb debugger, Using the mdb Modular Debugger
- navigating device tree with, Obtaining Device Tree Information
- retrieving soft state information, Retrieving Driver Soft State Information
- running, Getting Started With the Modular Debugger
- memory allocation, description of, Dynamic Memory Allocation
- memory allocation functions
- Memory Allocation and Deallocation Functions
- Memory Allocation and Deallocation Functions
- deprecated, Memory Allocation and Deallocation Functions
- memory leaks, detecting with mdb, Detecting Kernel Memory Leaks
- memory management unit, description of, Virtual Memory
- memory mapping
- device context management of, Context Management Model
- device memory management
- Entry Points for Memory Mapped Devices
- Mapping Device and Kernel Memory
- Mapping Device Memory
- memory model
- SPARC, System Memory Model
- store buffers, Store Buffers
- message-signaled interrupts, defined, Device Interrupts
- minor device node, Creating Minor Device Nodes
- modifying permissions of, Updating Driver Information
- minor numbers, Devices as Special Files
- minphys() function, minphys() Entry Point
- bulk requests, Requests
- mmap() function, driver notification, Associating User Mappings With Driver Notifications
- moddebug kernel variable, Loading and Unloading Test Modules
- modinfo command
- Test the Layered Driver
- Loading and Unloading Test Modules
- modldrv structure, description of, modldrv Structure
- modlinkage structure, description of, modlinkage Structure
- modload command, Loading and Unloading Test Modules
- modular debugger, See mdb debugger
- module directory, Copying the Driver to a Module Directory
- module functions, Module Functions
- module_info structure, network drivers, GLD Driver Requirements
- modunload command, Loading and Unloading Test Modules
- description of, Loading and Unloading Drivers
- mount() function, block drivers, open() Entry Point (Block Drivers)
- msgb() structure
- Requests
- Requests
- MSI interrupts
- defined, Device Interrupts
- implementation, MSI Interrupts
- MSI-X interrupts
- defined, Device Interrupts
- implementation, MSI-X Interrupts
- multiplexing I/O, Multiplexing I/O on File Descriptors
- multiprocessor considerations, Context Management Model
- multithreading
- and condition variables, Initializing Condition Variables
- D_MP flag in cb_ops structure, cb_ops Structure
- execution environment, Multithreaded Execution Environment
- and locking primitives, Locking Primitives
- thread synchronization, Condition Variables in Thread Synchronization
- mutex
- functions, Setting Up Mutexes
- locks, Mutual-Exclusion Locks
- manipulating, Kernel Thread Control and Synchronization Functions
related panics, Potential Locking Pitfalls
- routines, Mutual-Exclusion Locks
- mutex_enter() function, High-Level Interrupts
- mutex_exit() function, High-Level Interrupts
- mutex_init() function, Registering Drivers to Gain Device Access
- mutex_owned() function, example of, Use mutex_owned() to Validate and Document Locking Requirements
- mutual-exclusion locks, See mutex
N
- name property, description of, Binding a Driver to a Device
- naming
- unique prefix for driver symbols
- What Is a Device Driver Entry Point?
- Use a Unique Prefix to Avoid Kernel Symbol Collisions
- Nblocks property, definition, Device Sizes
- nblocks property, deprecated, Device Sizes
- nblocks property, use in block device drivers, Block Device Autoconfiguration
- Nblocks property, use in block device drivers, Block Device Autoconfiguration
- nbytes argument, uiomove(), changes to, uiomove() Argument Changes
- network drivers
- testing, Network Drivers
- using GLD, Drivers for Network Devices
- network statistics
- DL_ETHER, Network Statistics
- gld_stats, Network Statistics
- gldm_get_stats(), Network Statistics
- kstat structures, Network Statistics
- nexus, See bus nexus device drivers
- nexus driver, USB Client Drivers
- nexus nodes, Fault Injection
- no-involuntary-power-cycles property, Device Power State Transitions
- nvlist_alloc structure, description of, Defining Event Attributes
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- packaging, Driver Packaging
- packet processing
- Ethernet V2, Type DL_ETHER: Ethernet V2 and ISO 8802-3 (IEEE 802.3)
- ISO 8802-3 (IEEE 802.3), Type DL_ETHER: Ethernet V2 and ISO 8802-3 (IEEE 802.3)
- partial store ordering, Partial Store Ordering (PSO)
- PCI bus, PCI Local Bus
- configuration address space, PCI Configuration Address Space
- configuration base address registers, PCI Configuration Base Address Registers
- hardware configuration files, PCI Hardware Configuration Files
- I/O address space, PCI I/O Address Space
- memory address space, PCI Memory Address Space
- PCI configuration functions, alternate access mechanisms, Programmed I/O Functions
- PCI devices, PCI Local Bus
- PCI dual address cycles, DMA Isolation
- pci_ereport_post() function
- Reporting Errors
- Registering an Error Handler
- Fault Management Data and Status Structure
- pci_ereport_setup() function
- Declaring Fault Management Capabilities
- Reporting Errors
- pci_ereport_teardown() function
- Cleaning Up Fault Management Resources
- Reporting Errors
- physical DMA, Types of Host Platform DMA
- physio() function, description of, DMA Transfers (Synchronous)
- pipe, alternate setting, Modifying or Getting the Alternate Setting
- pipes
- closing, Closing Pipes
- default control
- Registering Drivers to Gain Device Access
- The Default Pipe
- flushing, Flushing Pipes
- mutex initialization, Registering Drivers to Gain Device Access
- opening, Opening Pipes
- policy, Synchronous and Asynchronous Transfers and Callbacks
- USB device communication, Device Communication
- USB devices, How USB Devices Appear to the System
- use before attach(), Before the Client Driver Is Attached
- pixel depth mode, Solaris Consoles and the Kernel Terminal Emulator
- pkgadd command, Installing the Test Harness
- pm_busy_component() function
- Device Power Management
- Device Power Management
- pm_idle_component() function
- Device Power Management
- Device Power Management
- pm_lower_power() function, Device Power Management
- pm_raise_power() function
- Device Power Management
- Device Power Management
- .po message files, Message IDs and Dictionary Files
- polled I/O interfaces
- Polled I/O Interfaces
- Implementing Polled I/O in Console Frame Buffer Drivers
- postmortem debugging, Postmortem Debugging
- power.conf file, See /etc/power.conf file
- power cycle, Device Power State Transitions
- power() entry point
- Device Power Management
- Device Power Management
- power management
- See also device power management
- See also system power management
- flow of control, Power Management Flow of Control
- USB devices, Power Management
- power management functions, Power Management Functions
- deprecated, Power Management Functions
- Predictive Self-Healing, What Is Predictive Self-Healing?
- See also fault management
- prefix
- unique prefix for driver symbols
- What Is a Device Driver Entry Point?
- Use a Unique Prefix to Avoid Kernel Symbol Collisions
- print() entry point, block drivers, print() Entry Point (Block Drivers)
- printing functions, Kernel Logging and Printing Functions
- printing messages, Returning Errors
- probe() entry point
- description of, probe() Entry Point
- SCSI target drivers, probe() Entry Point (SCSI Target Drivers)
- processor issues
- SPARC
- SPARC Processor Issues
- SPARC Register Windows
- SPARC Multiply and Divide Instructions
- x86, x86 Processor Issues
- programmed I/O, Programmed I/O Transfers
- use with DDI access routines, Exclusive Use of DDI Access Handles
- programmed I/O functions, Programmed I/O Functions
- deprecated, Programmed I/O Functions
- PROM commands, Open Boot PROM 3
- prop_op() entry point, description of, prop_op() Entry Point
- properties
- class property, Hardware Configuration File
- ddi_prop_op, prop_op() Entry Point
- device node name property, Binding a Driver to a Device
- LDI, Retrieving Target Device Property Values
- nblocks property, Block Device Autoconfiguration
- Nblocks property, Block Device Autoconfiguration
- nblocks property, Device Sizes
- Nblocks property, Device Sizes
- no-involuntary-power-cycles, Device Power State Transitions
- overview
- Device Properties
- Device Properties
- pm-hardware-state property
- Hardware State
- attach() Entry Point
- attach() Entry Point (SCSI Target Drivers)
- prtconf, Looking Up Properties
- reg property, Hardware State
- removable-media, Power Management Dependencies
- reporting device properties, prop_op() Entry Point
- SCSI HBA properties, HBA Configuration Properties
- SCSI target driver, x86 Target Driver Configuration Properties
- size property, Character Device Autoconfiguration
- types of, Device Properties
- property functions, Property Functions
- prtconf command
- displaying device names, Compatible Device Names
- displaying interfaces, Devices With Multiple Interfaces
- displaying kernel device usage information, Print System Configuration Command Interfaces
- displaying properties, Looking Up Properties
- displaying the bound driver, Compatible Device Names
- displaying the device tree, prtconf Command
- pseudo device driver, What Is a Device Driver?
- putnext() function, Thread Interaction
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