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Accessing a device requires obtaining a message port, allocating memory
for a specialized message packet called an I/O request, setting a pointer
to the message port in the I/O request, and finally, establishing the link
to the device itself by opening it. An example of how to do this will be
provided later in this chapter.

 Creating a Message Port    Creating an I/O Request    Opening a Device