Hardware Developer Documentation: (Name Registry)

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The Name Registry is a high-level Mac OS service that stores the names and relations of hardware and software components in the system that is currently running. The Name Registry contains I/O device and driver information.


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		There is no Inside Macintosh documentation for the Name Registry. Information about the Name Registry is available in Designing Cards and Drivers for Power Macintosh Computers. Designing PCI Cards and Drivers for Power Macintosh Computers, Revised Edition [PDF] This book describes the Macintosh implementation of the Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) local bus, a high-performance interconnection for expansion cards, integrated I/O controller ICs, and the computer’s main memory and processor. This book contains useful information for developers who are designing PCI expansion cards and their associated software. Chapter 10 describes the Macintosh Name Registry and the way it is used with native device drivers.