EngLoadImage macro (winddi.h)
The EngLoadImage function loads the specified executable image into kernel-mode memory.
Syntax
void EngLoadImage(
[in] filename
);
Parameters
[in] filename
Pointer to a null-terminated string that names the file containing the executable image to be loaded.
Return value
None
Remarks
A driver can use EngLoadImage to map an executable image into kernel-mode memory. For example, a printer driver can call EngLoadImage to load a minidriver.
EngLoadImage requires that the image file to be loaded have a .dll suffix. The driver must include this suffix in the pwszDriver string.
To execute a section of code within the loaded image, the driver should obtain the function address from EngFindImageProcAddress.
The file identified by pwszDriver must be located in the %SystemRoot%\System32 directory or within a directory found in the directory hierarchy under %SystemRoot%\System32.
Drivers that need to load a module as data only should call EngLoadModule or EngLoadModuleForWrite instead of this function.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Available in Windows 2000 and later versions of the Windows operating systems. |
| Target Platform | Universal |
| Header | winddi.h (include Winddi.h) |
| Library | Win32k.lib |
| DLL | Win32k.sys |