Updating the MiniportInitialize Function for NDIS 6.0

In NDIS 6.0, the MiniportInitializeEx function replaces the MiniportInitialize function. MiniportInitializeEx initializes an adapter for network I/O operations. NDIS passes MiniportInitializeEx an NDIS_MINIPORT_INIT_PARAMETERS structure. For more information about MiniportInitializeEx and this structure, see Initializing an Adapter.

The following standard INF keywords are mandatory for connectionless NDIS 6.0 and later miniport drivers:

• *IfType

• *MediaType

• *PhysicalMediaType

If the mandatory keywords are missing from the driver's INF file, NDIS does not call the miniport driver's MiniportInitializeEx function.

The MiniportInitializeEx function must:

• Set the miniport attributes. For more information, see Setting the NDIS 6.0 Miniport Adapter Attributes.

• Read configuration parameters from the registry. For more information, see Reading the Registry in NDIS 6.0.

• Allocate memory. For more information, see Allocating Memory in NDIS 6.0.

• Allocate the NET_BUFFER_LIST and the NET_BUFFER pools. For more information, see Allocating Network Data Pools in NDIS 6.0.

• Register the interrupt services. For more information, see Porting Interrupt Registration to NDIS 6.0.

• Allocate scatter gather DMA resources. For more information, see Porting Miniport Driver DMA Operations to NDIS 6.0.

• Read and write to the bus-specific configuration space. For more information, see Updating Bus-Specific Configuration Space Access for NDIS 6.0.