Chapter 6. Kernel PlugIn User-Mode Functions


	WinDriver™ PCI/PCMCIA/ISA Low-Level API Reference

This chapter describes the user-mode functions that initiate the Kernel PlugIn operations and activate its callbacks. For a description of the high-level WDC user-mode Kernel PlugIn APIs, which can be used instead of the low-level APIs described in this chapter, and for a description of the Kernel PlugIn structures and kernel-mode APIs, refer to the WinDriver PCI Manual.

6.1. WD_KernelPlugInOpen()

Purpose

Obtain a valid handle to the Kernel PlugIn.

Prototype

DWORD WD_KernelPlugInOpen(
    HANDLE hWD,
    WD_KERNEL_PLUGIN *pKernelPlugIn);

Parameters

Name	Type	Input/Output
hWD	HANDLE	Output
pKernelPlugIn	WD_KERNEL_PLUGIN*
• hKernelPlugIn	DWORD	Output
• pcDriverName	PCHAR	Input
• pcDriverPath	PCHAR	Input
• pOpenData	PVOID	Input

Description

Name	Description
hWD	Handle to WinDriver
pKernelPlugIn	Pointer to Kernel PlugIn information structure:
• hKernelPlugIn	Returns the handle to the Kernel PlugIn
• pcDriverName	Name of Kernel PlugIn to load, up to 8 characters
• pcDriverPath	This field should be set to `NULL`. WinDriver will search for the driver in the operating system's drivers/modules directory.
• pOpenData	Pointer to data that will be passed to the `KP_Open` callback in the Kernel PlugIn

Return Value

Returns WD_STATUS_SUCCESS (0) on success, or an appropriate error code otherwise [A].

Example

WD_KERNEL_PLUGIN kernelPlugIn;
BZERO(kernelPlugIn);

/* Tells WinDriver which driver to open */
kernelPlugIn.pcDriverName = "KPDriver";

HANDLE hWD = WD_Open(); /* Validate handle here */

dwStatus = WD_KernelPlugInOpen(hWD, &kernelPlugIn);
if (dwStatus)
{
    printf ("Failed opening a handle to the Kernel PlugIn. Error: 0x%x (%s)\n",
            dwStatus, Stat2Str(dwStatus));
}
else
{
   printf("Opened a handle to the Kernel PlugIn (0x%x)\n",
           kernelPlugIn.hKernelPlugIn);
}


5.9. WD_License()		6.2. WD_KernelPlugInClose()