NdisFreePacketPool function (ndis.h)
Note NDIS 5. x has been deprecated and is superseded by NDIS 6. x. For new NDIS driver development, see Network Drivers Starting with Windows Vista. For information about porting NDIS 5. x drivers to NDIS 6. x, see Porting NDIS 5.x Drivers to NDIS 6.0.
This function releases a handle to a block of packet pool that was allocated with the NdisAllocatePacketPool function.
Syntax
void NdisFreePacketPool(
NDIS_HANDLE PoolHandle
);
Parameters
PoolHandle
Handle returned when the driver called NdisAllocatePacketPool. The pool handle is no longer valid after this function returns.
Return value
None
Remarks
This function frees the storage for the packet pool. Before calling this function, the driver must call the NdisFreePacket function as many times as necessary to release all packet descriptors that it has allocated with the NdisAllocatePacket function, 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.
| 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.
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Header | ndis.h |
| IRQL | IRQL <= DISPATCH_LEVEL |