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Hey,
I just finished putting together a minimal Windows kernel driver in Rust that demonstrates proper usermode-to-kernel communication via IOCTL. I know there aren't many beginner-friendly Rust kernel examples floating around, so I wanted to drop something clean and functional without any unnecessary over-engineering.
What is included:
How it works:
The usermode app transmits a string to the kernel driver via an IOCTL request, which the driver then captures and prints directly to your debug output.
Setup instructions:
To get this running, ensure you have test signing enabled, generate a self-signed certificate, sign your driver binary, and load it. You can monitor the kernel messages using DebugView.
Technical Breakdown:
Everything is documented in the Readme. Just clone the repo and compile it to see how the memory bridging behaves.
Has anyone else been experimenting with Rust for kernel-mode development lately? Specifically interested in hearing if you've run into any major quirks with the current compiler versions when targeting Windows drivers. Drop your findings below.
I just finished putting together a minimal Windows kernel driver in Rust that demonstrates proper usermode-to-kernel communication via IOCTL. I know there aren't many beginner-friendly Rust kernel examples floating around, so I wanted to drop something clean and functional without any unnecessary over-engineering.
What is included:
- Kernel Driver: Written in Rust using no_std.
- Usermode Client: Simple interface to trigger the requests.
- IOCTL Logic: Standardized communication bridge.
How it works:
The usermode app transmits a string to the kernel driver via an IOCTL request, which the driver then captures and prints directly to your debug output.
Setup instructions:
To get this running, ensure you have test signing enabled, generate a self-signed certificate, sign your driver binary, and load it. You can monitor the kernel messages using DebugView.
Technical Breakdown:
Code:
// Simple IOCTL flow
Usermode Client -> IOCTL Request -> Kernel Driver -> DebugView OutputEverything is documented in the Readme. Just clone the repo and compile it to see how the memory bridging behaves.
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Has anyone else been experimenting with Rust for kernel-mode development lately? Specifically interested in hearing if you've run into any major quirks with the current compiler versions when targeting Windows drivers. Drop your findings below.
