Streams Transport Driver Support for Windows NT
PSS ID Number: 126418
Article Last Modified on 10/2/2003
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Win32 Device Driver Kit (DDK) for Windows NT 3.5
- Microsoft Win32 Device Driver Kit (DDK) for Windows NT 3.51
This article was previously published under Q126418
SUMMARY
Windows NT current supports streams style transport drivers. However,
no further enhancements or changes will be made to the interface.
Developers beginning drivers under Windows NT should use the TDI
interface.
MORE INFORMATION
Although Microsoft intends to continue the support of legacy streams
drivers in Windows NT, the interface is not designed for high performance
or for full functionality. Microsoft intends to make no further
enhancements or changes to the existing streams interface as exposed in the
Windows NT DDK. To take full advantage of the capabilities of Windows NT
and to maintain good performance, developers should use the TDI interface
and not streams. Under no circumstances should developers begin a streams
driver today as there is no benefit in using this interface and there is a
penalty in performance.
Additional query words: 3.50 TDI STREAMS
Keywords: KB126418
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