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Hi,
I am newbie in using WDK eco system. I have a requirement to develop a PCI driver which is capable of DMA. Here are my doubts.
1. What should I do in-order to make a single driver compatible with Win XP, Win 7, and Win 8 ? Is it really possible?
2. Which version of the WDK is preferable? and is there a possibility of using a free version to start up with?
3. If there is a free version, Will it support my above requirement of PCI-DMA ?
4. Will there be a lot of effort involved, If I have to migrate my driver from PCI to PCIe?
Kindly help me by giving your valuable answers and suggestions.
Thanks in advance,
Sudheesh

Yes it is possible to develop a driver that works with Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8. You will want to use the Windows 7 WDK, since it was the last one to support XP. The general rule is use the latest WDK that will support your OS and
build for the earliest OS that you will support.
DMA is supported on all these platforms in the same way, and PCIe looks like PCI if you develop things correctly.
Look into KMDF the framework will help you do it right.
Don Burn Windows Filesystem and Driver Consulting Website: http://www.windrvr.com

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