Index

/dev ,

/proc file system

/proc/interrupts

/proc/ksyms

/proc/meminfo

/proc/modules , ,

/proc
using for input

__KERNEL__

__SMP__

_IO

_IOR

_IOW

_IOWR

access
sequential

argc

argv

BH_IMMEDIATE

blocking processes

blocking, how to avoid

bottom half

busy

calls
system

character device files

chardev.c, source file ,

chardev.h, source file

cleanup_module ,

cleanup_module
general purpose

compiling

config.h

CONFIG_MODVERSIONS

configuration
kernel

console

copying Linux|)

copyright|(

copyright|)

CPU
multiple

crontab

ctrl-c

current pointer

current task

defining ioctls

device files
block

device files
character ,

device files% to

device number
major

devices
physical

DOS

EAGAIN

EINTR

ENTRY(system_call)

entry.S

file system registration

file system
/proc

file_operations structure ,

Free Software Foundation

General Public License|(

General Public License|)

get_user

GNU

General Public License|(

General Public License|)

handlers
interrupt

hard disk
partitions of

hard wiring

header file for ioctls

hello world

hello.c, source file

housekeeping

IDE
hard disk

inb

init_module

init_module
general purpose

inode

inode_operations structure

input to device files

Input
using /proc for

insmod , ,

intel architecture
keyboard

interrupt 0x80

interrupt handlers

interruptibe_sleep_on

interrupts
disabling

intrpt.c, source file

ioctl

ioctl.c, source file

ioctl
defining

ioctl
header file for

ioctl
official assignment

ioctl
using in a process

kernel configuration

keyboard

ksyms
proc file

libraries
standard

LINUX

Linux

copyright|)

major device number

major number

makefile

Makefile, source file

mark_bh

memory segments

minor number

mknod

MOD_DEC_USE_COUNT

MOD_INC_USE_COUNT

mod_use_count_

modem ,

MODULE

module_cleanup

module_interruptibe_sleep_on

module_permissions

module_register_chrdev

module_sleep_on ,

module_wake_up

modversions.h

multi tasking

multi-processing

multitasking

non blocking

number
major (of device driver)

number
major (of physical device)

O_NONBLOCK

official ioctl assignment

open
system call

param.c, source file

parameters
startup

partition
of hard disk

permissions

physical devices

pointer
current

printk

printk.c, source file

printk
replacing

proc file system

proc
using for input

proc_dir_entry structure

proc_register_dynamic

processes
blocking

processes
killing

processes
putting to sleep

processes
waking up

processing
multi

procfs.c, source file ,

put_user

putting processes to sleep

queue_task

queue_task_irq

read
in the kernel

reference count ,

refund policy

registration
file system

replacing printk's

request_irq

rmmod , ,

rmmod
preventing

root

SA_INTERRUPT

SA_SHIRQ

salut mundi

sched.c, source file

scheduler

scheduling tasks

segment
memory

selfishness

sequential access

serial port

shutdown

SIGINT

signal

sleep.c, source file

sleep
putting processes to

sleep_on ,

SMP

source
chardev.c ,

source
chardev.h

source
hello.c

source
intrpt.c

source
ioctl.c

source
Makefile

source
param.c

source
printk.c

source
procfs.c ,

source
sched.c

source
sleep.c

source
syscall.c

standard libraries

startup parameters

strace

struct file_operations ,

struct inode_operations

struct proc_dir_entry

struct tq_struct

struct
tty

structure
task

symmetrical multi-processing

sync

sys_call_table

syscall.c, source file

system calls

system_call

task

task structure

task
current

TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE

tasks
scheduling

terminal

terminal
virtual

tq_immediate

tq_struct struct

tq_timer

tty_struct

virtual terminal

waking up processes

write
in the kernel

write
to device files

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why you should avoid

xterm -C