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From: chrisa@otc.otca.oz (Chris Amies)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Latest Driver Manuals?
Summary: AT&T V/386 ISDG and STREAMS documents
Message-ID: <1332@otc.otca.oz>
Date: 6 Mar 90 23:54:57 GMT
References: <1014@codonics.COM>
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In article <1014@codonics.COM>, bret@codonics.com (Bret Orsburn) writes:
> 
> I have been tasked to code a driver for ISC 386ix Version 2.0.2.
> 
> The manuals I currently have are:
> 
> 	UNIX (R) System V, Release 3
> 	Block and Character Interface (BCI)
> 	Driver Development Guide
> 	307-191
> 	Issue 1
> 	Preliminary
> 
> 	UNIX (R) System V, Release 3
> 	Block and Character Interface (BCI)
> 	Driver Reference Manual
> 	307-192
> 	Issue 2
> 	Preliminary
> 
> My question: Before I try to burrow into the documentary bureaucracy at
> AT&T, et al, are there any newer/better editions of these docs available?
> (And are the deltas worth the $$$?)

I also have these documents, and as far as I know, they are the latest. While
very useful, they lack details applicable to i386 machines. If you're seriously
getting into drivers for 386/ix, I regard the following document mandatory:

  AT&T UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2
  Integrated Software Developers Guide

Its got sample sources to some drivers, and outlines all the 386-specific
development and installation info for System V drivers. It is available from
Interactive.

Interactive's "386/ix Software Development System Guide" supplements this info
for 386/ix.

If you're developing communications drivers for 386/ix, you'll need to get
up to speed on AT&T STREAMS. The relevant books are:

  AT&T UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2
  STREAMS Primer

  AT&T UNIX System V/386 Release 3.2
  STREAMS Programmer's Guide

These are the "bibles" for such work.

Cheers,
			    Chris Amies
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