[PATCH] docs: platform/x86: wmi: mention tool for invoking WMI methods

From: Hridesh MG
Date: Wed Jan 01 2025 - 04:27:54 EST


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@xxxxxxxxx>
---
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
--------------------------

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