How This Guide is Organized

This book is organized into the following sections.

Chapter 1, Introduction to the ChorusOS Driver Framework provides an introduction to the toolset, gives an overview of hardware representation in the ChorusOS operating system, and outlines some of the benefits of using the Driver Framework.

Chapter 2, Driver Kernel Interface Overview outlines tasks and services common to device and bus driver production within the Driver Framework Device Kernel Interface API.

Chapter 3, Writing Device Drivers provides a step-by-step overview of writing device drivers in the Driver Framework, using a working driver as an example.

Chapter 4, Writing Bus Drivers provides a step-by-step overview of writing bus drivers in the Driver Framework, using a working driver as an example.

Appendix A, Further Information provides pointers to detailed information.