Compaq TRU64 AA-RNG2A-TE - Manual (Page 5)

5.3.5 Entering the Packet Transmit Loop . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 5–20
5.3.6 Saving Counters Prior to the Transmit Operation . .. . .. . .. . 5–21
5.3.7 Allocating Memory for a Test Packet . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 5–21
5.3.8 Using the Default from the ROM . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 5–21
5.3.9 Setting the Media in the Hardware . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 5–22
5.3.10 Building the Test Packet . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 5–22
5.3.11 Transmitting the Test Packet . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 5–22
5.3.12 Setting a Timer for the Current Kernel Thread . .. . .. . .. . .. . 5–23
5.3.13 Testing for Loss of Carrier .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 5–23
5.3.14 Determining Whether Packets Were Transmitted
Successfully . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .
5–24
5.3.15 Printing Debug Information . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 5–24
5.3.16 Setting Up New Media . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 5–24
5.3.17 Establishing the Media . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 5–25
6 Implementing the Autoconfiguration Support Section (attach)
6.1 Setting Up the el_attach Routine . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 6–1
6.2 Initializing the Media Address and Media Header Lengths .. . 6–2
6.3 Setting Up the Media .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 6–3
6.4 Initializing Simple Lock Information . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 6–5
6.5 Printing a Success Message .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 6–6
6.6 Specifying the Network Driver Interfaces . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 6–6
6.7 Setting the Baud Rate . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 6–8
6.8 Attaching to the Packet Filter and the Network Layer .. . .. . .. . 6–8
6.9 Setting Network Attributes and Registering the Adapter .. . .. . 6–9
6.10 Handling the Reinsert Operation . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 6–9
6.11 Enabling the Interrupt Handler . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 6–10
6.12 Starting the Polling Process .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 6–10
7 Implementing the unattach Routine
7.1 Setting Up the el_unattach Routine . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 7–1
7.2 Verifying That the Interface Has Shut Down . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 7–2
7.3 Obtaining the Simple Lock and Shutting Down the Device . .. . 7–2
7.4 Disabling the Interrupt Handler .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 7–3
7.5 Terminating the Autosense Kernel Thread . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 7–3
7.6 Unregistering the PCMCIA Event Callback Routine . . .. . .. . .. . 7–4
7.7 Stopping the Polling Process . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 7–4
7.8 Unregistering the Shutdown Routine .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 7–4
7.9 Terminating the Simple Lock . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . 7–4
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