Net buffer list documentation?

NTDEV
1

Is there a whitepaper on the NET_BUFFER_LIST implementation?

Thanks,
-PWM

2

Not that I know, but a lot can be learned by looking at ndis.h, starting around line 4310 (in the version of ndis.h included in the Win7 RTM WDK).

Is there something specific that you’re trying to figure out?

Good luck,

mm

3

The WDK docs cover the NBL related information in some detail.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee220650.aspx

I’m not sure what you are looking for in a ‘white paper’ style presentation.
I went back through what WinHEC and DevCON documents and presentation I have

  • nothing in those (rather thin) presentations is missing from the WDK docs.
    I don’t recall if way back when an NDIS6 ‘whitepaper’ was available or not.

I think your best bet is to go through the WDK docs repeatedly. And ask
questions!

Good Luck,
Dave Cattley

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Subject: [ntdev] Net buffer list documentation?

Is there a whitepaper on the NET_BUFFER_LIST implementation?

Thanks,
-PWM

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4

On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 18:48 -0500, xxxxx@evitechnology.com wrote:

Not that I know, but a lot can be learned by looking at ndis.h, starting around line 4310 (in the version of ndis.h included in the Win7 RTM WDK).

Is there something specific that you’re trying to figure out?

Not in particular. The reference (online) documentation is just that,
reference. I was hoping that I could get a little more cohesive
overview.

I will poke about the header…

Best,
-PWM

5

Did you look in the WDK section titled “Design Guide” or some such? (WDK,
Device and Driver Technologies, Network, Design Guid)

It is far from ‘reference’ but a relatively detailed narrative organized by
topic.

Not only does it provide a very good ‘introduction’, it has an entire
section on the NET_BUFFER architecture and the various types of drivers
(protocol, miniport, filter, etc.) and the overall architecture of the NDIS
moderated portion of the network stack.

Regards,
Dave Cattley

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From: xxxxx@lists.osr.com
[mailto:xxxxx@lists.osr.com] On Behalf Of Peter W. Morreale
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 8:22 AM
To: Windows System Software Devs Interest List
Subject: Re: RE:[ntdev] Net buffer list documentation?

On Wed, 2009-12-16 at 18:48 -0500, xxxxx@evitechnology.com wrote:

Not that I know, but a lot can be learned by looking at ndis.h, starting
around line 4310 (in the version of ndis.h included in the Win7 RTM WDK).

Is there something specific that you’re trying to figure out?

Not in particular. The reference (online) documentation is just that,
reference. I was hoping that I could get a little more cohesive
overview.

I will poke about the header…

Best,
-PWM

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