L

latent fault, definition of, Periodic Health Checks

layered driver handle, See LDI

Layered Driver Interface, See LDI

layered identifier, See LDI

ld command, Compiling and Linking the Driver

LDI, Layered Driver Interface (LDI)

definition, What Is the Kernel?

device access, Kernel Interfaces

device consumer, LDI Overview

device information, Kernel Interfaces

device layering, User Interfaces

device usage

Kernel Interfaces

User Interfaces

Print System Configuration Command Interfaces

Device User Command Interfaces

event notification interfaces, Receiving Asynchronous Device Event Notification

fuser command, Device User Command Interfaces

kernel device consumer, LDI Overview

layered driver, LDI Overview

layered driver handle

Layered Driver Handles – Target Devices

Driver Source File

layered identifier

Layered Identifiers – Kernel Device Consumers

Driver Source File

libdevinfo interfaces, User Interfaces

prtconf command, Print System Configuration Command Interfaces

target device

LDI Overview

Layered Driver Handles – Target Devices

LDI functions

ldi_add_event_handler() function, Receiving Asynchronous Device Event Notification

ldi_aread() function, Accessing Target Devices

ldi_awrite() function, Accessing Target Devices

ldi_close() function

Opening and Closing Target Devices

Driver Source File

ldi_devmap() function, Accessing Target Devices

ldi_dump() function, Accessing Target Devices

ldi_get_dev() function, Retrieving Target Device Information

ldi_get_devid() function, Retrieving Target Device Information

ldi_get_eventcookie() function, Receiving Asynchronous Device Event Notification

ldi_get_minor_name() function, Retrieving Target Device Information

ldi_get_otyp() function, Retrieving Target Device Information

ldi_get_size() function, Retrieving Target Device Information

ldi_getmsg() function, Accessing Target Devices

ldi_ident_from_dev() function

Layered Identifiers – Kernel Device Consumers

Driver Source File

ldi_ident_from_dip() function, Layered Identifiers – Kernel Device Consumers

ldi_ident_from_stream() function, Layered Identifiers – Kernel Device Consumers

ldi_ident_release() function

Layered Identifiers – Kernel Device Consumers

Driver Source File

ldi_ioctl() function, Accessing Target Devices

ldi_open_by_dev() function, Opening and Closing Target Devices

ldi_open_by_devid() function, Opening and Closing Target Devices

ldi_open_by_name() function

Opening and Closing Target Devices

Driver Source File

ldi_poll() function, Accessing Target Devices

ldi_prop_exists() function, Retrieving Target Device Property Values

ldi_prop_get_int() function, Retrieving Target Device Property Values

ldi_prop_get_int64() function, Retrieving Target Device Property Values

ldi_prop_lookup_byte_array() function, Retrieving Target Device Property Values

ldi_prop_lookup_int_array() function, Retrieving Target Device Property Values

ldi_prop_lookup_int64_array() function, Retrieving Target Device Property Values

ldi_prop_lookup_string_array() function, Retrieving Target Device Property Values

ldi_prop_lookup_string() function, Retrieving Target Device Property Values

ldi_putmsg() function, Accessing Target Devices

ldi_read() function, Accessing Target Devices

ldi_remove_event_handler() function, Receiving Asynchronous Device Event Notification

ldi_strategy() function, Accessing Target Devices

ldi_write() function

Accessing Target Devices

Driver Source File

LDI types

ldi_callback_id_t, Receiving Asynchronous Device Event Notification

ldi_handle_t, Layered Driver Handles – Target Devices

ldi_ident_t, Layered Identifiers – Kernel Device Consumers

leaf devices, description of, Device Tree Components

legacy interrupts

defined, Device Interrupts

using, Legacy Interrupts

length argument, ddi_dma_mem_alloc(), changes to, ddi_dma_mem_alloc() Argument Changes

libdevinfo(), displaying the device tree, libdevinfo Library

libdevinfo device information library, User Interfaces

linking drivers, Compiling and Linking the Driver

lint command, 64-bit environment, General Conversion Steps

list suspect, definition, Diagnosis, Suspect Lists, and Fault Events

lnode, Device Information Library Interfaces

loadable module functions, Module Functions

loading drivers, Compiling and Linking the Driver

add_drv command, Installing Drivers with add_drv

hardware configuration file, Writing a Hardware Configuration File

loading modules

Loadable Module Entry Points

Copying the Driver to a Module Directory

loading test modules, Loading and Unloading Test Modules

locking primitives, types of, Locking Primitives

locks

manipulating, Kernel Thread Control and Synchronization Functions

mutex, Mutual-Exclusion Locks

readers/writer, Readers/Writer Locks

scheme for, Choosing a Locking Scheme

LP64

use in devmap(), Data Sharing in devmap()

use in ioctl(), Data Sharing in ioctl()

lso_basic_tcp_ipv4() structure, Large Segment (or Send) Offload

LUN bits, Building a Command