PUD(4)

NAME
pud - Pass-to-Userspace Device

SYNOPSIS
pseudo-device pud

DESCRIPTION
The pud driver enables the implementation of block and character device drivers as userspace daemons. The daemons register the device major number they wish to handle. Registering a character device is mandatory, supporting the block device interface for same major device is optional. The major number must be available, i.e. another driver must not be registered to handle the operation. After succesful registration the userspace daemon is supposed to handle the driver methods the kernel passes down to it.

SEE ALSO
puffs(4), putter(9)

BUGS
This document is in a hit-in-the-head style obviously not even near complete. But that does not matter, as neither is the code.