IRP_MN_QUERY_BUS_INFORMATION

The PnP Manager uses this IRP to request the type and instance number of a device's parent bus.

Bus drivers should handle this request for their child devices (PDOs). Function and filter drivers do not handle this IRP.

Major Code

IRP_MJ_PNP

When Sent

The PnP Manager sends this IRP when a device is enumerated.

The PnP Manager sends this IRP at IRQL PASSIVE_LEVEL in an arbitrary thread context.

Input

None

Output

Returned in the I/O status block.

I/O Status Block

A bus driver sets Irp->IoStatus.Status to STATUS_SUCCESS or to an appropriate error status.

On success, a bus driver sets Irp->IoStatus.Information to a pointer to a completed PNP_BUS_INFORMATION structure. (See the Operation section for more information.) On an error, the bus driver sets Irp->IoStatus.Information to zero.

Function and filter drivers do not handle this IRP.

Operation

The information returned in response to this IRP is available to the function and filter drivers for devices on the bus. Function and filter drivers can call IoGetDeviceProperty to request a DevicePropertyBusTypeGuid, DevicePropertyLegacyBusType, or DevicePropertyBusNumber. Function and filter drivers that support devices on more than one bus can use this information to determine on which bus a particular device resides.

If a bus driver returns information in response to this IRP, it allocates a PNP_BUS_INFORMATION structure from paged memory. The PnP Manager frees the structure when it is no longer needed.

A PNP_BUS_INFORMATION structure has the following format:

typedef struct _PNP_BUS_INFORMATION {
    GUID BusTypeGuid;
    INTERFACE_TYPE LegacyBusType;
    ULONG BusNumber;
} PNP_BUS_INFORMATION, *PPNP_BUS_INFORMATION;

The members of the structure are defined as follows:

BusTypeGuid: A bus driver sets BusTypeGuid to the GUID for the type of the bus on which the device resides. GUIDs for standard bus types are listed in wdmguid.h. Driver writers should generate GUIDs for other bus types using uuidgen.
LegacyBusType: A PnP bus driver sets LegacyBusType to the INTERFACE_TYPE of the parent bus. The interface types are defined in wdm.h. Some buses have a specific INTERFACE_TYPE value, such as PCMCIABus, PCIBus, or PNPISABus. For other buses, especially newer buses like USB, the bus driver sets this member to PNPBus.
The LegacyBusType specifies the interface used to communicate with the device. This may or may not correspond to the type of the parent bus. For example, the interface for a CardBus card that is plugged into a PCI CardBus controller is PCIBus. However, the interface for a PCMCIA card on a PCI CardBus controller is PCMCIABus.
BusNumber: A bus driver sets BusNumber to a number distinguishing the bus from other buses of the same type on the machine. The bus-numbering scheme is bus-specific. Bus numbers may be virtual, but must match any numbering used by legacy interfaces such as IoReportResourceUsage.

See Plug and Play for the general rules for handling Plug and Play Minor IRPs.

Sending This IRP

Reserved for system use. Drivers must not send this IRP.

Call IoGetDeviceProperty to get information about the bus to which a device is attached.