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This function releases a spin lock acquired in the preceding call to the NdisDprAcquireSpinLockfunction.
VOID NdisDprReleaseSpinLock( IN PNDIS_SPIN_LOCK SpinLock );
Parameters
- SpinLock
- Pointer to the acquired spin lock to be released.
Remarks
In Windows CE, NDIS spinlocks are implemented using critical sections.
Release of the spin lock allows another driver function to use the resources that the lock protects after that function acquires the spin lock.
A spin lock acquired with NdisDprAcquireSpinLockmust be released with this function. A spin lock acquired with the NdisAcquireSpinLockfunction must be released with the NdisReleaseSpinLockfunction.
A driver that calls this function is running at IRQL DISPATCH_LEVEL.
Requirements
Runs on Versions Defined in Include Link to Windows CE OS 2.0 and later Ndis.h Note This API is part of the complete Windows CE OS package as provided by Microsoft. The functionality of a particular platform is determined by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and some devices may not support this API.
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Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004