Linux Device Drivers

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access

blocking open requests, Blocking Open as an Alternative to EBUSY, Blocking Open as an Alternative to EBUSY

cloning devices on open, Cloning the Device on Open

concurrent (see race conditions)

to device files, Access Control on a Device File

to expansion board memory, Accessing Memory on Device Boards, High PCI Memory

ISA memory, ISA Memory Below 1M, ISA Memory Above 1M

PCI configuration space, Accessing the Configuration Space, Looking at a configuration snapshot

PCI memory, High PCI Memory

restricting to simultaneous users, Restricting Access to a Single User at a Time, Restricting Access to a Single User at a Time

text-mode video buffer, Accessing the Text-Mode Video Buffer

to user space in Linux 2.1, Accessing User Space, Using the New Interface

access to drivers, Dynamic Allocation of Major Numbers

access_ok(), Accessing User Space

add-symbol-file (gdb command), Remote Debugging

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), Initializing Each Device

using with Ethernet, Using ARP with Ethernet

addresses

for peripheral boards, PCI Addressing

Plug and Play, The ``Plug and Play'' Specification

resolving (Ethernet), Address Resolution, Non-Ethernet Headers

verifying in user space, Using the ioctl Argument

add_timer(), The New Timer List

add_wait_queue(), Going to Sleep Without Races

__add_wait_queue(), Going to Sleep Without Races

advise method, Virtual Memory Areas

aliases for device names, The open Method

allocating

major device numbers, Dynamic Allocation of Major Numbers

memory, Using Resources, Scull’s ...