Windows USB Device Communication: The Driver Stack and I/O Path
Driver Stack Initialization
The Windows USB subsystem is a layered architecture involving the Plug and Play (PnP) manager, bus drivers, function drivers, hub drivers, and host controller drivers. The initialization proceeds bottom-up.
Host Controller Discovery
During system boot, the PnP manager coordinates bus enumeration. The PCI bus driver i ...
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