Chapter 3. The hardware interface, I/O and communications

3.1 Overview

3.2 Device interfacing

3.3 Exceptions

3.4 Multiprocessors

3.5 User-level input and output

3.6 Communications management

3.7 Communications networks, interfaces and drivers

3.8 Communications software

3.9 Communications handling within and above an operating system

3.10 Summary

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