IWDTFPNPAction2::EDTTryStopDeviceRequestNewResources method (wdtfpnpaction.h)

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Attempts to send an IRP_MN_STOP_DEVICE event to the target device and assign new resources to the target device.

Syntax

HRESULT EDTTryStopDeviceRequestNewResources(
  [out, retval] VARIANT_BOOL *pbSuccess
);

Parameters

[out, retval] pbSuccess

True if the operation succeeds; otherwise, false.

Return value

If this method succeeds, it returns S_OK. Otherwise, it returns an HRESULT error code.

Remarks

Note  The IWDTFEnhancedDeviceTestSupportAction2::Enable method must be called for the target device before calling this method.
 
Similar to the EDTTryStopDevice method, EDTTryStopDeviceRequestNewResources attempts to trigger a PnP resource rebalance (e.g. IRP_MN_STOP_DEVICE) on the target device stack, with the addition that the method attempts to force the device onto a new set of hardware resources.

The Stop IRP is not guaranteed. Other drivers on the stack can fail the IRP_MN_QUERY_STOP_DEVICE event which precedes the Stop IRP (resulting in IRP_MN_CANCEL_STOP_DEVICE). Also, the system may optimize if it detects that the target device does not use hardware resources (e.g. a USB mouse) and send a CancelStop IRP instead.

If your device does not consume hardware resources but you still wish to attempt to test how the drivers and applications handle the PnP resource rebalance, you can instead run EDTTryStopDeviceRequestNewResources on a parent device, grandparent, etc., which does consume hardware resources. For example, if your device is a USB mouse, you can run this method on the parent USB controller instead.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP Professional
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2008
Target Platform Desktop
Header wdtfpnpaction.h

See also

IWDTFPNPAction2