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This function releases a handle obtained in a preceding call to the NdisAllocateBufferPoolfunction.
VOID NdisFreeBufferPool( IN NDIS_HANDLE PoolHandle );
Parameters
- PoolHandle
- Handle returned when the driver called the
NdisAllocateBufferPoolfunction. The pool handle is no longer
valid after this function returns.
Remarks
Before calling this function, the driver must call the NdisFreeBufferfunction as many times as necessary to release all buffer descriptors that were allocated with the NdisAllocateBufferfunction but not yet released. Otherwise, the call to this function causes a memory leak.
The driver must release any spin lock that it is holding before calling this function.
A driver that calls this function runs 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.
See Also
NdisAllocateBuffer, NdisAllocateBufferPool, NdisFreeBuffer, NdisReleaseSpinLock
Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004