FreeBSD device drivers : a guide for the intrepid / by Joseph Kong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kong, Joseph.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Free computer software.

Device drivers (Computer programs).

FreeBSD.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Free BSD device drivers

Free Berkeley Software Distribution device drivers

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : No Starch Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

FreeBSD Device Drivers is the first and only book to teach readers how to develop device drivers for the FreeBSD operating system. A one-stop reference for FreeBSD device driver writers of all levels of expertise, FreeBSD Device Drivers begins with the nuts and bolts of device drivers, including explanations of the different driver components and building blocks. You will then learn how to build and run modules, allocate memory, control device communication, deal with concurrency issues, manage hardware resources, handle interrupts, support direct memory access, write PCI, SCSI, and USB device

Contents:

Building and running modules

Allocating memory

Device communication and control

Thread synchronization

Delaying execution

Case study: virtual null modem

Newbus and resource allocation

Interrupt handling

Case study: parallel port printer driver

Managing and using resources

Case study: intelligent platform management interface driver

Direct memory access

Storage drivers

Common access method

USB drivers, case study: USB printer driver

Network drivers part I, data structures

CNetwork drivers part II, packet reception and transmission.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781593274368

159327436X

OCLC:

830164433