IoAssignArcName macro (ntddk.h)

The IoAssignArcName routine creates a symbolic link between the ARC name of a physical device and the name of the corresponding device object when it has been created.

Syntax

void IoAssignArcName(
  [in]  ArcName,
  [in]  DeviceName
);

Parameters

[in] ArcName

Pointer to a buffer containing the ARC name of the device. The ARC name must be a Unicode string.

[in] DeviceName

Pointer to a buffer containing the name of the device object, representing the same device. The device object name must be a Unicode string.

Return value

None

Remarks

Drivers of hard disk devices need not call this routine. Drivers of other mass storage devices, including floppy, CD-ROM, and tape devices, should call IoAssignArcName during their initialization.

Requirements

See also

IoCreateDevice