FreeBSD device drivers [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for the intrepid / / by Joseph Kong

• Autore: Kong Joseph
• Pubblicazione: San Francisco, : No Starch Press, c2012
• Edizione: 1st edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (354 p.)
• Disciplina: 005.7/1
• Soggetto topico: Free computer software; Device drivers (Computer programs)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: FreeBSD device drivers
• ISBN: 1-59327-436-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785755603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II