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Opening Devices
The configurable device parameters are used to set the operating parameters
of the hardware. There are no DSP/BIOS constraints on which parameters
should be set in Dxx_init rather than in Dxx_open.
The object semaphore objptr→sync is typically used to signal a task that is
pending on the completion of an I/O operation. For example, a task can call
SIO_put, which can block by pending on objptr→sync. When the required
output is accomplished, SEM_post is called with objpt→sync. This makes a
task blocked in Dxx_output ready to run.
DSP/BIOS does not impose any special constraints on the use of
synchronization semaphores within a device driver. The appropriate use of
such semaphores depends on the nature of the driver requirements and the
underlying hardware.
The ready semaphore, objptr→ready, is used by Dxx_ready, which is called
by SIO_select to determine if a device is available for I/O. This semaphore is
explained in section 4.6, Semaphores, page 4-55.
Streaming I/O and Device Drivers
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