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Kernel Environment

System Calls

Differences Between a System Call and a User Function

Understanding Protection Domains

Understanding System Call Execution

Accessing Kernel Data While in a System Call

Passing Parameters to System Calls

Preempting a System Call

Handling Signals While in a System Call

Handling Exceptions While in a System Call

Understanding Nesting and Kernel-Mode Use of System Calls

Page Faulting within System Calls

Returning Error Information from System Calls

System Calls Available to Kernel Extensions

Related Information

Virtual File Systems

Kernel Services

Asynchronous I/O Subsystem

Device Configuration Subsystem

Communications I/O Subsystem

Graphic Input Devices Subsystem

Low Function Terminal Subsystem

Logical Volume Subsystem

Printer Addition Management Subsystem

Small Computer System Interface Subsystem

Fibre Channel Protocol for SCSI and iSCSI Subsystem

Integrated Device Electronics (IDE) Subsystem

Serial Direct Access Storage Device Subsystem

Debug Facilities

KDB Kernel Debugger and Command

Loadable Authentication Module Programming Interface

Appendix. Notices

Index