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# IRIX® Device Driver Programmer's Guide

Document Number: 007-0911-190

CONTRIBUTORS

Written by David Cortesi, John Raithel, Bill Tuthill, and Anita Manders

Updated by Julie Boney

Illustrated by Dany Galgani, Cheri Brown, and Chrystie Danzer

Production by Karen Jacobson

COPYRIGHT

© 2001 Silicon Graphics, Inc. All rights reserved; provided portions may be copyright in third parties, as indicated elsewhere herein. No permission is granted to copy, distribute, or create derivative works from the contents of this electronic documentation in any manner, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Silicon Graphics, Inc.

LIMITED RIGHTS LEGEND

The electronic (software) version of this document was developed at private expense; if acquired under an agreement with the USA government or any contractor thereto, it is acquired as "commercial computer software" subject to the provisions of its applicable license agreement, as specified in (a) 48 CFR 12.212 of the FAR; or, if acquired for Department of Defense units, (b) 48 CFR 227-7202 of the DoD FAR Supplement; or sections succeeding thereto. Contractor/manufacturer is Silicon Graphics, Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy 2E, Mountain View, CA 94043-1351.

TRADEMARKS AND ATTRIBUTIONS

Silicon Graphics, Challenge, Indigo, IRIS, IRIX, Octane, and Onyx are registered trademarks and SGI, the Silicon Graphics logo, Indigo2, Indigo2 Maximum Impact, IRIS InSight, O2, Onyx2, Origin, Power Challenge, Power Channel, Power Indigo2, and Power Onyx are trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc. Indy is a registered trademark, used under license in the United States and owned by Silicon Graphics, Inc. in other countries worldwide.

IBM is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. MC6800, MC68000, and VERSAbus are trademarks of Motorola Corporation. MIPS, R4000, and R8000 are registered trademarks and R5000 and R10000 are trademarks of MIPS Technologies, Inc., used under license by Silicon Graphics, Inc. Sun and SunOS are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd. X Window System is a trademark of The Open Group.

Cover design by Sarah Bolles, Sarah Bolles Design, and Dany Galgani, SGI Technical Publications.

## Record of Revision

Revision 120 |  | July 1998 |
| Incorporates information for the IRIX 6.5 release.
Revision 130 |  | October 1998 |
| Incorporates information for the IRIX 6.5.2 release.
Revision 140 |  | February 1999 |
| Incorporates information for the IRIX 6.5.3 release.
Revision 150 |  | April 2000 |
| Incorporates information for the IRIX 6.5.8 release.
Revision 160 |  | June 2000 |
| Incorporates information for the IRIX 6.5.9 release.
Revision 170 |  | December 2000 |
| Incorporates information for the IRIX 6.5.11 release.
Revision 180 |  | May 2001 |
| Incorporates information for the IRIX 6.5.12 release.
Revision 190 |  | July 2002 |
| Incorporates information for the IRIX 6.5.17 release.

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