From: Hridesh MG Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2025 09:27:29 +0000 (+0530) Subject: docs: platform/x86: wmi: mention tool for invoking WMI methods X-Git-Tag: v6.14-rc1~117^2~56 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=98e45f0d7b99ceac029913ce3a161154a8c4c4a7;p=thirdparty%2Fkernel%2Fstable.git docs: platform/x86: wmi: mention tool for invoking WMI methods 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 Reviewed-by: Armin Wolf Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250101092730.87160-1-hridesh699@gmail.com Reviewed-by: Ilpo Järvinen Signed-off-by: Ilpo Järvinen --- diff --git a/Documentation/wmi/driver-development-guide.rst b/Documentation/wmi/driver-development-guide.rst index 676873c986804..f7e1089a0559e 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 `_ can be useful +for inspecting available WMI methods and invoking them directly. + Basic WMI driver structure --------------------------