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A Comparison of the Linux and Windows Device Driver Architectures

Overview 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.

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Publisher	Rhodes University	File Format	PDF
Date Published	February 2005
Format	White Papers
Topics	Linux - Open Source, Linux Server OS

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