3.0 Host Adapter Module
The Host Adapter Module (HAM) is the driver component that
provides the software interface to the host adapter hardware, and
it is implemented as an NLM™. Additionally, the HAM's access
to the adapter is exclusive.
This section describes a HAM's function.
- Section 3.1, Entry Points, Functions,
and Routines
- Section 3.2, Operational Overview
- Section 3.3, HAM Device Queues
- Section 3.4, Asynchronous Event
Notification
- Section 3.5, Reentrance
- Section 3.6, Software Hot Replacement
- Section 3.7, Auto Error Sense
- Section 3.8, Target IDs and Unit
Numbers
- Section 3.9, Automatic Hardware
Detection and Driver Configuration
- Section 3.10, Elevator Queuing
- Section 3.11, Vendor Pass-Through
API for HAMs
- Section 3.12, Instance Unload for
HAMs
- Section 3.13, Custom HAMs