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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 6:36 AM

Kernel Programming: Nt and Zw Versions of the Native System Services Routines

The Windows native operating system services API is implemented as a set of routines that run in kernel mode. These routines have names that begin with the prefix Nt or Zw . Kernel-mode drivers can call these routines directly. User-mode applications
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Friday, June 26, 2009 10:11 PM

WDK Kernel Programming: Object Reference Tracing with Tags

Kernel objects are primitive data objects that the Windows kernel implements in system memory to represent the various features of the computing environment that are managed by the operating system. Kernel objects represent features such as devices, drivers,
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Friday, December 19, 2008 6:34 AM

Windows Kernel Routine Naming Conventions

The Windows kernel has a unique system of constructing the names for its routines. It uses a specific set of abbreviations to define each routine’s location, actions, and versioning. Because the Windows kernel has over 800 routines, it is helpful to understand
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Friday, June 27, 2008 12:31 AM

Refresh of the Kernel-Mode Driver Architecture Reference section

Hi, I’m Seth McEvoy and I’m the writer for the Kernel-Mode Driver Architecture section of the Windows Driver Kit (WDK). My section is here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa973498.aspx . I’ve only been writing on the kernel for about a year,
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