Writing Open VMS Alpha Device Drivers in C
Developer's Guide and Reference Manual
2nd Edition
Book
Paperback/Softback
896 pages
978-1-55558-209-8 (ISBN)
Description
An introduction to the components of Open VMS Alpha device drivers, explaining their role in the operating system. The text details how to code, compile and link drivers and how to load them into the operating system. It goes on to define data structures, routines and macros used.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55558-209-8 (9781555582098)
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Content
Updated and revised to version 7.2 new functionality - support for 64-bit addressing; data structure and version 7.0 privileged-code changes; file-based autoconfiguration (new for version 7.1); QIOserver driver interface (possibly new for next release); how device drivers use global buffer objects (new for next release); revised info - several released notes from hardware releases; memory holes info; revised ISA info; new IRP parameter area; FDT completion routine corrections; corrections submitted by users; PCI driver code examples.