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How does one even begin to write drivers for nvme, ata, rtl nics, etc? I know mice and keyboards use HID which is a standard, but are there similar standard protocols for all other devices?

Is this how linux manages to avoid needing to "install drivers" in the vast majority of cases? And if there are standard device APIs, why does windows have to go through that whole install driver routine every time I plug something in?

parent kortex 1 year ago

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