Supporting multiple protocols with a single device driver

Details Supporting multiple protocols with a single device driver Supporting multiple protocols with a single device driver

2006-07-11

2006-07-11

Thomson, William (Department: 2194)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: interprogra

Device driver communication

C719S320000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07076787

ABSTRACT:
A system and method for implementing any one of multiple communication protocols with a single device driver. During initialization (e.g., after being attached to network interface device), a device driver receives a call (e.g., an ioctl) identifying a protocol to be implemented (e.g., PPP or SRP). The device driver configures device soft state structures for each network interface device with protocol-specific attributes (e.g., MTU size, references to protocol-specific packet handling functions). In response to an upper level protocol request (e.g., DL_INFO_REQ), the device driver dynamically assembles protocol-specific data to answer the request.

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