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Does anyone have any books/tutorials which may be useful in getting started in Windows device driver development?
For plain Win32/GUI development, Petzold's book seems to be the essential reference. Does such exist for drivers?
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I would like to note that I'm not actually talking to hardware -- I actually want to emulate a piece of hardware in software, but I'd like to see how things work in general first.
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One thing to beware of is the device driver development (architecture and tools) changes more than Win32 development .. so while Petzold's book from the 1990s is fine for Win32 and may be considered a timeless classic, the architecture for many kinds of drivers (printer drivers, network drivers, etc.) has varied in various O/S releases.
Here's a blog entry which reviews various books: Windows Device Drivers Book Reviews.
Don't forget the microsoft documentation included with the DDK: and, most importantly, the sample drivers (source code) included with the DDK. When I wanted to write a mock serial port driver, for example, I found the sample serial driver documentation combined with the DDK documentation was invaluable (and sufficient).
ChrisWChrisWTo learn kernel development well:
a. lots of samples kernel programs:
Windows DDK sample:
WDK samples:
Or just search:
(because above URL may change, but Google will likely to return u the most appropriate/reachable one)
b. lots of debugging techniques, and among which I found the best is VMware (or VirtualBox) + windbg + serial port debugging:
and this paper is classic for using VMWare + windbg (Lord of the Ring0):
c. as well as system admin tools which others have built:
(In the past called SysInternals built by Mark Russinovich, co-author of 'Windows Internal' - MUST READ!!)
from these tools u have will immense debugging options.
d. Join the OSR mailing list (ntdev especially is very active, but there are others like windbg):
e. Watch lots of video related to windows + kernel at channel9 (google returned over 1000 links):
f. Discussion forum like:
Subscribed to the free OSR magazine too (hardcopy). I have received mine since 1998 till now - and it is delivered half-way round the earth!
Peter TeohPeter TeohI would search for tutorials with rich examples, like this one. The essence in windows driver development is to get the picture about layers and IRPs, IRQLs, and also to know terms like filter drivers. If you are looking for example codes, here is my Spodek driver code: sf.net link. You will find there a filter driver (for keyboard, keyb.c), kernel space queue (queue.c) and techniques to hide presence in system. It's a legacy (sys) driver though.
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Installer imprimante hp officejet g55 driver. You should probably use the quite recent Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) framework instead of the older WDM framework. A good starting point is reading the WDF Overview Word documents.
If you want to read a book, 'Developing Drivers with the Windows Driver Foundation' is the one you are looking for.
Personally the best way to start developing is by real-world exposure. Having this in mind I'd recomment this book
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It should be enough to get you started to have some code running which does 'something' then after you have the general picture you might dwell on topics such as - Difference between Buffered/Neither/Direct methods and the peculiarities associated with them.
'Programming the windows driver model, 2nd edition' is also a great help when you need details regarding some specific topics. But first I believe the most important thing is to put things into context and then build on that.
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As I've mentioned in my previous posts, Microsoft is trying to simplify the development of windows device driver by changing the corresponding driver framework. Therefore, WDM (Windows Driver Model), which is the old framework will gradually be replaced by WDF (Windows Driver Foundation). WDF can be further subdivided into 2 frameworks: the Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF), which allows the development of kernel-mode drivers, and the User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF), which allows the development of user-mode drivers. Actually, WDF and its frameworks build on top of WDM and provide abstractions that are easier to understand and implement. Therefore, even though it'll be possible to continue writing WDM drivers (Microsoft has never up to now prohibited the creation of drivers using any of the legacy Windows NT driver technologies), it'll be much easier and safer to use WDF.
Since windows drivers will be created either by KMDF or UMDF, in this post I'll just try to provide some (theoritical) posts that provide introductory information for WDF. I'll write different posts that provide information on how to develop drivers using KMDF and UMDF. So, the first place to look at should be http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/driver/wdf/default.mspx and especially the following documents:
- Introduction to the Windows Driver Foundation
- Windows Driver Foundation : An Introduction (WinHEC 2005 presentation)
Based on the second link (the WinHEC presentation), I would like to show an array that shows both the current driver models and the future (at least in Windows Vista) for different device/driver classes:
| Device Class | Current Model (Windows XP) | Windows Vista (and afterwards) |
|---|---|---|
| Display Adapters | Video Port | Longhorn Display Driver Model (LDDM) |
| Storage Adapters (SCSI & ATA) | SCSIport STORport, ATAport | SCSIport, STORport, ATAport |
| Network Adapters | Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) | Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS) |
| Video Capture Devices (Webcams) | AvStream | AvStream |
| Audio Adapters | AvStream, PortCIs | AvStream, PortCIs |
| File System Filters (e.g. Antivirus) | FS Mini Filter | FS Mini Filter |
| Printers | UniDrv | UniDrv |
| Scanners | Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) | Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) |
| PCI, PC Card, generic filter drivers | Windows Driver Model (WDM) | Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) |
| Biometric Devices | Windows Driver Model (WDM) or NDIS WDM | Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) |
| Smart Card Devices | Windows Driver Model (WDM) | Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) |
| Legacy Devices (serial, parallel) | Windows Driver Model (WDM) | Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) |
| CD-ROMs | CdRom/ClassPnP | Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) |
| Modems, Cable Modems | Windows Driver Model (WDM) | Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) |
| Keyboard, Mouse | Windows Driver Model (WDM) | Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) |
| IEEE 1394 (Firewire) devices | Windows Driver Model (WDM) | Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) |
| Bluetooth devices | Windows Driver Model (WDM) | Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) |
| SD devices | Windows Driver Model (WDM) | Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) |
| USB isochronous devices | Windows Driver Model (WDM) | Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) |
| USB non-isochronous devices | Windows Driver Model (WDM) | User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF) |
| Digital Cameras | Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) | User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF) |
| Portable Media Players | Windows Media Device Manager (WMDM) Service | Windows Portable Device (WPD) - based on UMDF |
| Cell Phones | No support | Windows Portable Device (WPD) - based on UMDF |
| PDAs | No support | Windows Portable Device (WPD) - based on UMDF |
| Other (future) devices | Windows Driver Model (WDM) | User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF) or Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) or Windows Driver Model (WDM) |
Most of the first 8 models in this array (eg NDIS, SCSIport, etc) follow the port-miniport model. The idea behind this model is that instead of having to write a whole WDM driver, Microsoft provides a driver (i.e. the 'port') that covers all the functionality that is common between the devices of the same class. The driver writer just needs to write a small 'plug-in' (i.e. the 'miniport') that communicates with the port and takes care of the rest of the functionality that depends solely on the actual device. Of course, it's possible for a driver developer to write a WDM network driver, instead of relying on NDIS, but this would just be a lot more work for the same result.