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14.Dd May 31, 2016
15.Dt MC_START 9E
16.Os
17.Sh NAME
18.Nm mc_start ,
19.Nm mc_stop
20.Nd start and stop device entry points
21.Sh SYNOPSIS
22.In sys/mac_provider.h
23.Ft int
24.Fo prefix_m_start
25.Fa "void *driver"
26.Fc
27.Ft void
28.Fo prefix_m_stop
29.Fa "void *driver"
30.Fc
31.Sh INTERFACE LEVEL
32illumos DDI specific
33.Sh PARAMETERS
34.Bl -tag -width Ds
35.It Fa driver
36A pointer to the driver's private data that was passed in via the
37.Sy m_pdata
38member of the
39.Xr mac_register 9S
40structure to the
41.Xr mac_register 9F
42function.
43.El
44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45The
46.Fn mc_start
47entry point for a driver indicates that it should initialize the chip
48to be ready to send or receive data.
49This entry point is guaranteed to be called before any entry points that are
50expected to be able to send and receive data.
51During this entry point, most devices will allocate DMA resources, enable the
52link, and finish performing any necessary device programming.
53.Pp
54The
55.Fn mc_stop
56entry point for a driver indicates that it should tear down any
57allocated resources for the driver and, after the function returns, it is
58not expected to perform any additional I/O.
59.Pp
60The driver has access to its private data in the
61.Fa driver
62argument to either function, which it should cast to the
63appropriate structure.
64The system guarantees that only one of the
65.Fn mc_start
66and
67.Fn mc_stop
68functions will be called at any given time for a given instance.
69Similarly, these should not be called at the same time as a device's
70.Xr attach 9E
71or
72.Xr detach 9E
73routine.
74However, the driver may have other ongoing routines that it needs to protect
75against.
76The device driver should always apply the appropriate locking techniques needed
77to ensure that access to the data in its soft state is protected.
78.Sh RETURN VALUES
79Upon successful completion, device drivers should return
80.Sy 0
81for the
82.Fn mc_start
83entry point.
84Otherwise, they should return a non-zero positive error number to indicate the
85error that occurred.
86.Sh SEE ALSO
87.Xr mac 9E ,
88.Xr mac_register 9F ,
89.Xr mac_register 9S
90