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Linux Device Driver Programmer's Guide,Porting to SGI Altix Systems
(document number: 007-4520-007 / published: 2008-09-24)
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This guide describes the ways in which hardware devices are integrated
into and controlled from an SGI Altix series system running the Linux
operating system. This guide provides an overview of the unique elements
of writing drivers for SGI systems, a description of the SGI Altix architecture,
and a summary of the SGI Linux kernel resources.
To write a process-level driver, you must
be an experienced C programmer with a thorough understanding of the use
of Linux system services and, of course, detailed knowledge of the device
to be managed.
To write a kernel-level driver, you must be
an experienced C programmer who knows Linux system administration and
who understands the concepts of Linux device management.
The resources listed in this section contain additional information
that might be helpful.
Information and support are available through the SGI Developer
Program. To join the program, contact the Developer Response Center at
800-770-3033 or e-mail devprogram@sgi.com.
A great deal of useful material can be found on the Internet. Some
starting points are in the following list. | http://docs.sgi.com | SGI technical manuals to read or download
 | Note:
Make sure you search in the entire Technical Publications Library (TPL)
to view Linux and Altix systems documentation.
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| | http://www.pcisig.com | Home page of the PCI bus standardization organization
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SGI Altix System DocumentationFor additional information on SGI Altix system documentation, see
the following: SGI ProPack for Linux Start Here
Provides a comprehensive list of SGI Altix system hardware and software
documentation
SUSE LINUX for SGI Altix Systems
Provides a comprehensive list of SGI Altix system hardware and software
documentation
http://docs.sgi.com
SGI technical manuals to read or download
| Note: Make sure you search in the entire Technical Publications
Library (TPL) to view Linux and Altix systems documentation.
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SGI Altix Architecture Considerations for Linux
Device Drivers
This manual contains information about device drivers specific to
SGI Altix systems running an SGI ProPack 4 for Linux Service Pack 2 release
(or later).
The following documents are the official standard descriptions of
buses:
PCI Local Bus Specification, Version 2.1,
available from the PCI Special Interest Group, P.O. Box 14070, Portland,
OR 97214 (fax: 503-234-6762).
ANSI/IEEE standard 1014-1987 (VME
Bus), available from IEEE Customer Service, 445 Hoes Lane, PO Box 1331,
Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331.
Intel Compiler DocumentationDocumentation for the Intel compilers is located on your system
in the /docs directory of the directory tree where
your compilers are installed. If you have installed the Intel compilers,
the following documentation is available: Intel C++ Compiler User's Guide
(c_ug_lnx.pdf)
Intel Fortran Compiler User's Guide
(for_ug_lnx.pdf)
Intel Fortran Programmer's Reference
(for_prg.pdf)
Intel Fortran Libraries Reference
(for_lib.pdf)
Other Intel DocumentationThe following documents describe the Itanium (previously called
"IA-64") architecture and other topics of interest: Intel Itanium 2 Processor Reference Manual
for Software Development and Optimization, available online
at the following location:
Intel Itanium Architecture Software Developer's
Manual, available online at the following location:
Introduction to Itanium Architecture,
available online at the following location: (secure
channel required)
The following additional publications are referenced in this manual: David Mosberger and Stephane Eranian, IA-64
Linux Kernel Design and Implementation. Prentice Hall, http: //www.phptr.com. ISBN 0-13-061014-3.
Alessandro Rubini and Jonathan Corbet, Linux
Device Drivers. Second edition, June 2001. O'Reilly, 0-59600-008-1,
order number: 0081. Also available at
http://www.xml.com/ldd/chapter/book/index.html.
Tom Shanley, PCI-X System Architecture.
First edition, 2001. Mindshare Inc. Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-2-1-72682-3.
Tom Shanley and Don Anderson, PCI System Architecture
. Third edition. Mindshare Inc.
You can obtain SGI documentation as follows: See the SGI Technical Publications Library at http://docs.sgi.com. Various formats are available. This library contains the most recent and most comprehensive set of online books, release notes, man pages, and other information.
If it is installed on your SGI system, you can use InfoSearch, an online tool that provides a more limited set of online books, release notes, and man pages. With an IRIX system, enter infosearch at a command line or select Help -> InfoSearch from the Toolchest.
On IRIX systems, you can view release notes by entering either grelnotes or relnotes at a command line.
On Linux systems, you can view release notes on your system
by accessing the README.txt file for the product.
This is usually located in the /usr/share/doc/productname directory,
although file locations may vary.
You can view man pages by typing man title at a command line.
If you have comments about the technical accuracy, content, or organization
of this publication, contact SGI. Be sure to include the title and document
number of the publication with your comments. (Online, the document number
is located in the front matter of the publication. In printed publications,
the document number is located at the bottom of each page.)
You can contact SGI in any of the following ways: Send e-mail to the following address:
techpubs@sgi.com
Contact your customer service representative and ask that
an incident be filed in the SGI incident tracking system.
Send mail to the following address: | SGI | | Technical Publications | | 1140 East Arques Avenue | | Sunnyvale, CA 94085-4602 |
SGI values your comments and will respond to them promptly.
Linux Device Driver Programmer's Guide,Porting to SGI Altix Systems
(document number: 007-4520-007 / published: 2008-09-24)
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Front Matter
New Features in This Guide
About This Guide
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Architecture
Chapter 3. PCI-X Device Attachment
Chapter 4. PCI System Initialization
Chapter 5. Finding Your PCI Device
Chapter 6. PCI/PCI-X Configuration Space
Chapter 7. PCI-X I/O and Memory Resources
Chapter 8. PCI-X Interrupt Mechanism
Chapter 9. PCI-X Direct Memory Access (DMA)
Chapter 10. Device Driver Memory Usage
Chapter 11. Time Management
Chapter 12. Building Linux Kernels and Modules
Appendix A. Memory Operation Ordering on SGI Altix Systems
Index
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