Author Description

Get expert insights for mastering the intricacies of the Windows Driver Foundation. This in-depth reference delivers strategic guidance and practical advice for developing drivers for the Windows platform. Code samples in Microsoft Visual C++®. Start developing robust drivers with expert guidance from the teams who developed Windows Driver Foundation. This comprehensive book gets you up to speed quickly and goes beyond the fundamentals to help you extend your Windows development skills. You get best practices, technical guidance, and extensive code samples to help you master the intricacies of the next-generation driver model—and simplify driver development.Discover how to:Use the Windows Driver Foundation to develop kernel-mode or user-mode drivers Create drivers that support Plug and Play and power management—with minimal codeImplement robust I/O handling codeEffectively manage synchronization and concurrency in driver codeDevelop user-mode drivers for protocol-based and serial-bus-based devicesUse USB-specific features of the frameworks to quickly develop drivers for USB devicesDesign and implement kernel-mode drivers for DMA devices Evaluate your drivers with source code analysis and static verification toolsApply best practices to test, debug, and install driversPLUS—Get driver code samples on the Web