[wdmaudiodev] Re: Best way for Portclass-Driver-Application communication
- From: Tim Roberts <timr@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wdmaudiodev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:19:16 -0700
Max K wrote:
>
> - For once, IOCTLs are problematic, as one would have to overwrite the
> portclass handlers and pass IOCTLS on to the port if its meant for
> him, so probably not the best solution.
>
> - One could also exchange data with the driver using Filter, Node or
> Pin Properties by either using predefined properties or defining
> custom properties. This seems to be a valid solution, but it certainly
> wasn't intended for large scale data transfers.
Well, that's not really the case. Remember that the KS property
mechanism is a very thin shell over the IOCTL_KS_PROPERTY ioctl. It's
just spelled a bit differently from DeviceIoControl.
On the other hand, you don't ever really do "large scale data transfers"
in a MIDI device.
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Tim Roberts, timr@xxxxxxxxx
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.
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