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MSDN Library Visual Studio 6.0
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Welcome to the MSDN Library
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Visual Studio Documentation
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Visual Basic Documentation
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Visual C++ Documentation
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Visual FoxPro Documentation
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Visual InterDev Documentation
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Microsoft Office Development
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Windows 95 Device Driver Kit
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Windows CE Device Driver Kit
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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 DDK
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Legal Information
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Release Notes for V4.0
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Programmer's Guide
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Kernel-Mode Drivers
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Design Guide
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Chapter 1 NT Drivers
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Chapter 2 Layered I/O, IRPs, and I/O Objects
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Chapter 3 NT Objects and Support for Drivers
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Chapter 4 Basic Driver Structure
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Chapter 5 DriverEntry and Reinitialize Routines
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Chapter 6 Dispatch Routines
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Chapter 7 StartIo and Queue Management Routines
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Chapter 8 Interrupt Service Routine
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Chapter 9 DpcForIsr Routine and CustomDpc Routines
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Chapter 10 SynchCritSection Routines
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Chapter 11 AdapterControl and ControllerControl Routines
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Chapter 12 Cancel Routines
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Chapter 13 IoCompletion Routines
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Chapter 14 IoTimer and CustomTimerDpc Routines
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Chapter 15 Unload Routine
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Chapter 16 Common Driver Design Issues
Chapter 16 Common Driver Design Issues
16.1 Managing Hardware Priorities
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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
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16.4 Managing Memory Usage
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16.5 Maintaining Cache Coherency for DMA and PIO
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16.6 Error Logging and NTSTATUS Values
16.7 Handling Removable Media
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16.8 Using the Registry
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16.9 Setting Up Symbolic Links
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Appendix A SCSI Drivers
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Kernel-mode Glossary
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Reference
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Graphics Drivers
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Multimedia Drivers
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Network Drivers
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Virtual DOS Drivers
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Smart Card DDK
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