| Message ID | 20250101092730.87160-1-hridesh699@gmail.com (mailing list archive) |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted, archived |
| Headers | show |
| Series | docs: platform/x86: wmi: mention tool for invoking WMI methods | expand |
Am 01.01.25 um 10:27 schrieb Hridesh MG: > Add a reference to WMIExplorer, a tool useful for inspecting and > invoking WMI methods on Windows. This can assist developers in testing > and understanding WMI device functionality when porting drivers to > Linux. Nice find! Reviewed-by: Armin Wolf <W_Armin@gmx.de> > > Signed-off-by: Hridesh MG <hridesh699@gmail.com> > --- > Documentation/wmi/driver-development-guide.rst | 4 ++++ > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/Documentation/wmi/driver-development-guide.rst b/Documentation/wmi/driver-development-guide.rst > index 676873c98680..f7e1089a0559 100644 > --- a/Documentation/wmi/driver-development-guide.rst > +++ b/Documentation/wmi/driver-development-guide.rst > @@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ helps in understanding how the WMI device is supposed to work. The path of the A > method associated with a given WMI device can be retrieved using the ``lswmi`` utility > as mentioned above. > > +If you are attempting to port a driver to Linux and are working on a Windows > +system, `WMIExplorer <https://github.com/vinaypamnani/wmie2>`_ can be useful > +for inspecting available WMI methods and invoking them directly. > + > Basic WMI driver structure > -------------------------- >
On Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:57:29 +0530, Hridesh MG wrote: > Add a reference to WMIExplorer, a tool useful for inspecting and > invoking WMI methods on Windows. This can assist developers in testing > and understanding WMI device functionality when porting drivers to > Linux. > > Thank you for your contribution, it has been applied to my local review-ilpo-next branch. Note it will show up in the public platform-drivers-x86/review-ilpo-next branch only once I've pushed my local branch there, which might take a while. The list of commits applied: [1/1] docs: platform/x86: wmi: mention tool for invoking WMI methods commit: 0d64d0d7e18ae331e7d8009c15db702c1f4c53f2 -- i.
diff --git a/Documentation/wmi/driver-development-guide.rst b/Documentation/wmi/driver-development-guide.rst index 676873c98680..f7e1089a0559 100644 --- a/Documentation/wmi/driver-development-guide.rst +++ b/Documentation/wmi/driver-development-guide.rst @@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ helps in understanding how the WMI device is supposed to work. The path of the A method associated with a given WMI device can be retrieved using the ``lswmi`` utility as mentioned above. +If you are attempting to port a driver to Linux and are working on a Windows +system, `WMIExplorer <https://github.com/vinaypamnani/wmie2>`_ can be useful +for inspecting available WMI methods and invoking them directly. + Basic WMI driver structure --------------------------
Add a reference to WMIExplorer, a tool useful for inspecting and invoking WMI methods on Windows. This can assist developers in testing and understanding WMI device functionality when porting drivers to Linux. Signed-off-by: Hridesh MG <hridesh699@gmail.com> --- Documentation/wmi/driver-development-guide.rst | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)