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This function releases a handle to a block of packet pool that was allocated with the NdisAllocatePacketPoolfunction.
VOID NdisFreePacketPool( IN NDIS_HANDLE PoolHandle );
Parameters
- PoolHandle
- Handle returned when the driver called
NdisAllocatePacketPool. The pool handle is no longer valid
after this function returns.
Remarks
This function frees the storage for the packet pool. Before calling this function, the driver must call the NdisFreePacketfunction as many times as necessary to release all packet descriptors that it has allocated with the NdisAllocatePacketfunction, but not yet freed.
The driver must also 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
NdisAllocatePacket, NdisAllocatePacketPool, NdisFreePacket, NdisReleaseSpinLock
Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004