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Writing UNIX Device Drivers (Out of print)

AUTHOR Pajari, George
PUBLISHER Addison-Wesley Professional (01/01/1992)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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"Writing UNIX Device Drivers" provides application programmers with definitive information on writing device drivers for the UNIX operating system. It explains, through working examples, the issues related to the design and implementation of these important components of application programs.

Written by an acknowledged expert, the book uses full source code listings of real devices to explain the underlying concepts. Complete source code is provided for 12 drivers, including:

block drivers for a SCSI disk and a line printer

a character driver for an intelligent serial I/O device

a streams driver for a token-ring card

Covering System V Releases 3 and 4, "Writing UNIX Device Drivers" provides essential practical advice for all UNIX applications programmers.

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ISBN-13: 9780201523744
ISBN-10: 0201523744
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 336
Carton Quantity: 13
Product Dimensions: 7.42 x 0.84 x 9.11 inches
Weight: 1.20 pound(s)
Feature Codes: Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents, Illustrated
Country of Origin: US
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BISAC Categories
Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General
Computers | Operating Systems - UNIX
Dewey Decimal: 005.43
Library of Congress Control Number: 9142361
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Provides application programmers with definitive information on writing device drivers for the UNIX operating system. The author combines a clear introduction with the complete source code for eleven drivers. The comprehensive coverage includes the four major categories of UNIX device drivers: character, block, terminal, and stream drivers.
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Writing UNIX Device Drivers provides application programmers with definitive information on writing device drivers for the UNIX operating system. It explains, through, working examples, the issues related to the design and implementation of these important components of application programs.

Written by an acknowledged expert, the book uses full source code listings of real devices to explain the underlying concepts. Complete source code is provided for 12 drivers, including:

  • block drivers for a SCSI disk and a line printer
  • a character driver for an intelligent I/O device
  • a streams driver for a token-ring card
Covering System V Releases 3 and 4, Writing UNIX Device Drivers provides essential practical advice for all UNIX applications programmers.


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"Writing UNIX Device Drivers" provides application programmers with definitive information on writing device drivers for the UNIX operating system. It explains, through working examples, the issues related to the design and implementation of these important components of application programs.

Written by an acknowledged expert, the book uses full source code listings of real devices to explain the underlying concepts. Complete source code is provided for 12 drivers, including:

block drivers for a SCSI disk and a line printer

a character driver for an intelligent serial I/O device

a streams driver for a token-ring card

Covering System V Releases 3 and 4, "Writing UNIX Device Drivers" provides essential practical advice for all UNIX applications programmers.

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