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M68k architecture (porting and)
MAC (medium access control) addresses 2nd
resolution of
set_mac_address method and
macros
BUS_ATTR
completion
DECLARE_TASKLET
DIVER_ATTR
hello world module
INIT_LIST_HEAD
internal representation of device numbers
ioctl commands (creating)
KERN_ALERT
KERN_CRIT
KERN_DEBUG
KERN_EMERG
KERN_ERR
KERN_INFO
KERN_NOTICE
KERN_WARNING
list_entry
list_for_each
MINOR
MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE
page_address
PAGE_SHIFT
PCI_DEVICE
PCI_DEVICE_CLASS
RELEVANT_IFLAG
sg_dma_address
sg_dma_len
symbols
UBS_DEVICE_VER
USB_DEVICE
USB_DEVICE_INFO
USB_INTERFACE_INFO
version dependency
wait queues
wait-event
magic SysRq key
mailing list, linux-kernel
mainline kernels, installation of
major device numbers
MAJOR macro
major numbers
char drivers
dynamic allocation of
make command
makefiles
printk function
management
classes
concurrency
alternatives to locking
locking traps
fragmentation
hardware (I/O ports and I/O memory)
interrupt handlers
memory 2nd
direct I/O
DMA 2nd
mapping
mmap device operations
page tables
process memory maps
scull 2nd
VMAs
networks
physical memory
power
process 2nd
security
tasklets
manual sleeps
mapper program
mapping
deleting
DMA
I/O 2nd
memory
mmap device operations
process memory maps
PCI double-address cycle
registers 2nd
scatter-gather DMA
scatterlists and
single-page streaming
software-mapped memory
streaming DMA configuration
video memory
match function (buses)
MCA (Micro Channel Architecture)
mdelay
measurement of time lapses
Media Independent Interface (MII)
media_changed method
memory
allocation
boot time 2nd
flags 2nd 3rd
I/O 2nd
kmalloc allocation engine
lookaside caches 2nd
by page
per-CPU variables
performance degradation issues
vmalloc allocation function
barriers 2nd 3rd
block drivers
DMA
[See DMA]
global areas
hardware
high
I/O 2nd
ISA
access
limitations on
locking
low
management 2nd
direct I/O
DMA 2nd
fragmentation
mapping
mmap device operations
page tables
process memory maps
VMAs
modules (loading)
page size and portability
PCI 2nd
persistence
pools 2nd
remapping RAM
scull
design of
troubleshooting
usage
software-mapped (and ioremap function)
user space
verifying user-space addresses
versus I/O registers
zones
memory management
theory of
VMAs
messages
consoles
debug
disabling
limitation of (printk function)
globally enabling/disabling
kernels
logging
oops
priorities (loglevels) of 2nd
methods
block_fsync
buses
change_mtu
check_flags
close 2nd
devices
*dir_notify
do_ioctl 2nd
fasync
flush 2nd
fsync 2nd
get_stats 2nd
hard_header 2nd
hard_start_transmit
hard_start_xmit 2nd
header_cache
header_cache_update
ioctl 2nd
block drivers
customizing for networking
debugging with
inode pointer in
llseek 2nd
lock
media_changed
mmap
next
nopage 2nd 3rd
open 2nd
block drivers
blocking
for network devices
private_data and
requesting DMA channels
restricting simultaneous users and
for single-open devices
vm_operations_struct structure
operations
aio_fsync
atomic_add
atomic_dec
atomic_dec_and_test
atomic_inc
atomic_inc_and_test
atomic_read
atomic_set
atomic_sub
atomic_sub_and_test
bit
block drivers
blocking/nonblocking
change_bit
clear_bit
devices
files
filter hotplug
flush
hotplugs
mmap devices
set_bit
spinlocks
string 2nd
sysrq
test_and_change_bit
test_and_clear_bit
test_and_set_bit
test_bit
vector
poll 2nd 3rd
poll_controller
populate
pread
proc_read
pwrite
read 2nd
arguments to
code for
configuring DMA controllers
f_pso field (file structure) and
oops messages
poll method and
rules for interpreting return values
strace command and
readdir
readv
rebuild_header
release 2nd 3rd
block drivers
blocking
cloning devices
kobjects
revalidate
sbull ioctl
select
select, poll method and
set_config
set_mac_address
set_multicast_list 2nd 3rd
show
kobjects
seq_file interface
start
stop
store (kobjects)
strace command and
struct module *owner
tx_timeout
unsigned long
write 2nd
code for
f_pos field (file structure) and
interpreting rules for return values
oops messages
poll method and
writev 2nd
mice
asynchronous notification
hotplugging
Micro Channel Architecture (MCA)
microsecond resolution
MII (Media Independent Interface)
minor device numbers
MINOR macro 2nd
minor numbers, char drivers
MIPS processor
inline assembly code and
porting and
misc-progs directory 2nd
mitigation of interrupts
MKDEV macro
mlock system call
mmap [See also memory management]
device operations
implementation 2nd
mmap method
usage count and
vm_area_struct structure and
mod_timer function 2nd
modalities (levels), CPU
mode_t f_mode (struct file field)
mode_t mode variable (USB)
models (Linux device)
buses
classes
devices
firmware
hotplugging 2nd
kobjects
lifecycles
low-level sysfs operations
modes
device modes
file modes
interrupt
asynchronous execution
tasklets
modprobe utility 2nd
assigning parameter values
insmod program versus
modularization, layered
module.h header file
MODULE_ALIAS macro
MODULE_AUTHOR macro
MODULE_DESCRIPTION macro
MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE macro 2nd
module_init function
module_param macro 2nd
modules 2nd
applications
authorization
base module parameter
code requirements
compiling
complete
current process and
dynamic module assignment
dynamic number assignment
faulty (oops messages)
files
filesystem
header files of
hello world
initialization
kdatasize
license terms
loading 2nd
insmod program and
races
using init scripts
parameters
platform dependency 2nd
SCSI
short
stacking 2nd
symbols
test system setup
unloading 2nd 3rd
user-space programming
version dependency
monitoring
kernels (debugging by)
mremap system calls 2nd
MSR register
MTU, network devices and
multicasting
IFF_MULTICAST flag and
network drivers
mutexes
initialization
mutual exclusion
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