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+.\" Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Ian Marco Moffett and the Osmora Team.
+.\" All rights reserved.
+.\"
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+.Dd Apr 29 2024
+.Dt DEVICE 9
+.Os Hyra
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm device - hyra device subsystem
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In sys/device.h
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+Devices registered with the kernel are represented by the device structure:
+
+.Bd -literal
+struct device {
+    dev_t major, minor;
+    size_t blocksize;
+    int(*write)(struct device *dev, struct sio_txn *sio);
+    int(*read)(struct device *dev, struct sio_txn *sio);
+    int(*ioctl)(struct device *dev, uint32_t cmd, uintptr_t arg);
+    ...
+    TAILQ_ENTRY(device) link;
+};
+.Ed
+
+Device instances are to be allocated with the
+.Ft device_alloc()
+function. These instances are registered with the kernel by the
+.Ft device_create()
+function.
+
+The major number identifies the driver and the minor number identifies
+the device itself. The major number must be allocated with the
+.Ft device_alloc_major()
+function.
+
+If the device blocksize is greater than 1, this device is considered a block
+device, otherwise if it is 1, it is considered a character device.
+
+.Sh AUTHORS
+.An Ian Moffett Aq Mt ian@osmora.org