Microsoft Windows CE 3.0  

NdisFreeSpinLock

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This function releases a spin lock initialized in a preceding call to the NdisAllocateSpinLockfunction.

VOIDNdisFreeSpinLock(
IN PNDIS_SPIN_LOCK
SpinLock
);

Parameters

SpinLock
Pointer to the spin lock to be deinitialized.

Remarks

If the caller of this function needs to use the spin lock again, it must call NdisAllocateSpinLockbefore passing that spin lock pointer to any of the Ndis XXX SpinLockor NdisInterlocked XXXfunctions.

A driver that calls this function runs at IRQL PASSIVE_LEVEL. Usually, this function is not called until a driver is unloading.

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

NdisAcquireSpinLock, NdisAllocateSpinLock, NdisDprAcquireSpinLock, NdisDprReleaseSpinLock, NdisReleaseSpinLock



 Last updated on Tuesday, July 13, 2004

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