A comparison of the Linux and Windows device driver architectures

Title: A comparison of the Linux and Windows device driver architectures
Creator: Tsegaye, Melekam, Foss, Richard
Date: 2004
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/427198
Identifier: vital:72421
Identifier: https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/991130.991132
Description: In this paper the device driver architectures currently used by two of the most popular operating systems, Linux and Microsoft's Windows, are examined. Driver components required when implementing device drivers for each operating system are presented and compared. The process of implementing a driver, for each operating system, that performs I/O to a kernel buffer is also presented. The paper concludes by examining the device driver development environments and facilities provided to developers by each operating system.
Format: 26 pages, pdf
Language: English
Relation: ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review, Tsegaye, M. and Foss, R., 2004. A comparison of the Linux and Windows device driver architectures. ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review, 38(2), pp.8-33, ACM SIGOPS Operating Systems Review volume 38 number 2 8 33 2004 Journal
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