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KSEVENTS_LOCKTYPE enumeration (ks.h)

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The KSEVENTS_LOCKTYPE enumeration identifies the type of exclusion lock. The types are used with EventFlags in several event-set helper functions.

Syntax

typedef enum {
  KSEVENTS_NONE,
  KSEVENTS_SPINLOCK,
  KSEVENTS_MUTEX,
  KSEVENTS_FMUTEX,
  KSEVENTS_FMUTEXUNSAFE,
  KSEVENTS_INTERRUPT,
  KSEVENTS_ERESOURCE
} KSEVENTS_LOCKTYPE;

Constants

 
KSEVENTS_NONE
No lock.
KSEVENTS_SPINLOCK
Lock is assumed to be a KSPIN_LOCK.
KSEVENTS_MUTEX
Lock is assumed to be a KMUTEX.
KSEVENTS_FMUTEX
Lock is assumed to be a FAST_MUTEX and is acquired by raising IRQL to APC_LEVEL.
KSEVENTS_FMUTEXUNSAFE
Lock is assumed to be a FAST_MUTEX and is acquired without raising IRQL to APC_LEVEL.
KSEVENTS_INTERRUPT
Lock is assumed to be an interrupt synchronization spin lock.
KSEVENTS_ERESOURCE
Lock is assumed to be an ERESOURCE.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Header ks.h (include Ks.h)