.\" .\" This file and its contents are supplied under the terms of the .\" Common Development and Distribution License ("CDDL"), version 1.0. .\" You may only use this file in accordance with the terms of version .\" 1.0 of the CDDL. .\" .\" A full copy of the text of the CDDL should have accompanied this .\" source. A copy of the CDDL is also available via the Internet at .\" http://www.illumos.org/license/CDDL. .\" .\" .\" Copyright 2016 Joyent, Inc. .\" .Dd May 31, 2016 .Dt MC_START 9E .Os .Sh NAME .Nm mc_start , .Nm mc_stop .Nd start and stop device entry points .Sh SYNOPSIS .In sys/mac_provider.h .Ft int .Fo prefix_m_start .Fa "void *driver" .Fc .Ft void .Fo prefix_m_stop .Fa "void *driver" .Fc .Sh INTERFACE LEVEL illumos DDI specific .Sh PARAMETERS .Bl -tag -width Ds .It Fa driver A pointer to the driver's private data that was passed in via the .Sy m_pdata member of the .Xr mac_register 9S structure to the .Xr mac_register 9F function. .El .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Fn mc_start entry point for a driver indicates that it should initialize the chip to be ready to send or receive data. This entry point is guaranteed to be called before any entry points that are expected to be able to send and receive data. During this entry point, most devices will allocate DMA resources, enable the link, and finish performing any necessary device programming. .Pp The .Fn mc_stop entry point for a driver indicates that it should tear down any allocated resources for the driver and, after the function returns, it is not expected to perform any additional I/O. .Pp The driver has access to its private data in the .Fa driver argument to either function, which it should cast to the appropriate structure. The system guarantees that only one of the .Fn mc_start and .Fn mc_stop functions will be called at any given time for a given instance. Similarly, these should not be called at the same time as a device's .Xr attach 9E or .Xr detach 9E routine. However, the driver may have other ongoing routines that it needs to protect against. The device driver should always apply the appropriate locking techniques needed to ensure that access to the data in its soft state is protected. .Sh RETURN VALUES Upon successful completion, device drivers should return .Sy 0 for the .Fn mc_start entry point. Otherwise, they should return a non-zero positive error number to indicate the error that occurred. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr mac 9E , .Xr mac_register 9F , .Xr mac_register 9S