KMDF Overview
KMDF is a kernel-mode programming model that supports the development of filter, function, or bus drivers. The framework itself is a reentrant library that multiple drivers can share. Drivers bind dynamically to the library at load time. The system can support multiple side-by-side major versions of the framework, and each major version can support multiple drivers.
The framework handles the core tasks of a WDM driver and calls on the associated KMDF driver, implemented by the hardware vendor, to provide device-specific processing. By using KMDF, you can develop:
Function drivers for Plug and Play devices.
Filter drivers for Plug and Play devices.
Bus drivers for Plug and Play device stacks.
Certain types of miniport drivers, including ...
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