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          • ▶Chapter 1 NT Drivers
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          • ▶Chapter 3 NT Objects and Support for Drivers
          • ▶Chapter 4 Basic Driver Structure
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            • Chapter 16 Common Driver Design Issues
            • 16.1 Managing Hardware Priorities
            • ▼16.2 Using Spin Locks
              • 16.2 Using Spin Locks
              • 16.2.1 Providing Storage for Spin Locks and Protected Data
              • 16.2.2 Initializing Spin Locks
              • 16.2.3 Calling Support Routines That Use Spin Locks
              • 16.2.4 Releasing Spin Locks Promptly
              • 16.2.5 Preventing Errors or Deadlocks While Using Spin Locks
            • 16.3 Polling a Device
            • ▶16.4 Managing Memory Usage
            • ▶16.5 Maintaining Cache Coherency for DMA and PIO
            • ▶16.6 Error Logging and NTSTATUS Values
            • 16.7 Handling Removable Media
            • ▶16.8 Using the Registry
            • ▶16.9 Setting Up Symbolic Links
          • ▶Appendix A SCSI Drivers
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