Device Naming Techniques for KMDF Drivers
KMDF device objects do not have fixed names. The framework sets FILE_AUTOGENERATED_DEVICE_NAME in the device’s characteristics for PDOs, according to the WDM requirements.
The framework also supports the creation and registration of device interfaces on all Plug and Play devices and manages device interfaces for its drivers. Whenever possible, you should use device interfaces instead of the older fixed name/symbolic link techniques.
However, if legacy applications require that a device has a name, you can name the device and specify its security descriptor in security descriptor definition language (SDDL). The security descriptor controls which users can open the device.
By convention, a fixed device name ...
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