Programming the Microsoft Windows Driver Model

Second Edition

Autor*innen

• Walter Oney

Parameter

• 880 Seiten
• 31 Lesestunden

• Computer & Internet
• Sachbücher
• Softwareentwicklung
• Technologie & Industrie

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The Microsoft® Windows® driver model (WDM) supports Plug and Play, power management, and enhances the driver/minidriver approach. Authored by device-driver expert Walter Oney in collaboration with the Windows kernel team, this book offers practical examples, illustrations, and detailed code analyses to address real-world driver programming challenges. It includes updates on driver technologies in Windows XP and Windows 2000, along with debugging insights. Key topics encompass starting a driver project, WDM driver structure, minidrivers and class drivers, driver taxonomy, development tools, management checklists, API calls, and driver stacks. It covers basic programming techniques, including safe string functions, memory limits, and the Driver Verifier scheme. Synchronization details are provided, focusing on the interrupt request level (IRQL) scheme and compatibility with Windows 98 and Windows Me. The book explains the I/O request packet (IRP) and control operations, including sending commands to other drivers and managing IRPs. It discusses Plug and Play for function drivers, device removal monitoring, and Human Interface Devices (HID). Additionally, it addresses reading/writing data, power management, and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI). Specialized topics include USB 2.0, selective suspend, WHQL certification, and officially approved API calls. The print version includes a CD or DVD with a searchable electron

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Einband: Paperback