Developing Drivers with the Windows® Driver Foundation

KMDF Verifier

KMDF includes a built-in verifier with features that complement Driver Verifier and that do additional KMDF-specific checking. KMDF Verifier—sometimes called the frameworks verifier—provides extensive tracing messages that supply detailed information about activities within the framework. It tracks references to each KMDF object and builds a trace log that can be sent to the debugger.

See “Debugging a Framework-based Driver” in the WDK for details about using KMDF Verifier—online at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=79790.

What’s the Difference between Driver Verifier and KMDF Verifier?

Driver Verifier is a generic verifier that validates whether any driver—including KMDF—follows the WDM rules. KMDF Verifier validates whether a ...