[ros-dev] NDIS 6

[Aliberti Emanuele]

Filip Navara wrote:

> I have read the WHDC papers about NDIS 6 and in fact the major changes 
> are
> - Minor extensions to miniport interface (as in every NDIS version 
> before). This includes some added *Ex functions and now 
> NdisMRegisterMiniportDriver function that overcomes 
> NdisMInitializeWrapper+NdisMRegisterMiniport combo.
> - Native support for IEEE 802.11a/b.
> - Net buffers (a technology to manage packet pools used by miniports 
> and IM drivers).

They say using NDIS 5 drivers will be possible, but at the cost of minor 
performance.
Does it mean those net buffers can not be used by NDIS 5 drivers?

Emanuele