Chapter 15. Layered Drivers
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
The ability to break a large unit of work into several smaller pieces is the cornerstone of software development. The Windows 2000 device driver model supports this necessary abstraction by allowing the work of a driver to be implemented in multiple layers. Besides simplifying the overall job of writing a driver, this allows different vendors to supply different parts of the implementation.
Indeed, the WDM driver model is based upon layering functional drivers on top of physical drivers, with optional ...
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