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diff --git a/c-user/io/operations.rst b/c-user/io/operations.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ec0212d --- /dev/null +++ b/c-user/io/operations.rst @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-SA-4.0 + +.. Copyright (C) 1988, 2008 On-Line Applications Research Corporation (OAR) + +Operations +========== + +Register and Lookup Name +------------------------ + +The ``rtems_io_register`` directive associates a name with the specified device +(i.e. major/minor number pair). Device names are typically registered as part +of the device driver initialization sequence. The ``rtems_io_lookup`` +directive is used to determine the major/minor number pair associated with the +specified device name. The use of these directives frees the application from +being dependent on the arbitrary assignment of major numbers in a particular +application. No device naming conventions are dictated by RTEMS. + +Accessing an Device Driver +-------------------------- + +The I/O manager provides directives which enable the application program to +utilize device drivers in a standard manner. There is a direct correlation +between the RTEMS I/O manager directives ``rtems_io_initialize``, +``rtems_io_open``, ``rtems_io_close``, ``rtems_io_read``, ``rtems_io_write``, +and ``rtems_io_control`` and the underlying device driver entry points. |