NdisWaitEvent (Compact 2013)

3/26/2014

This function puts the caller into a wait state until the given event is set to the Signaled state or the wait times out.

Syntax

BOOLEAN NdisWaitEvent(
  PNDIS_EVENT Event,
  UINT MsToWait
);

Parameters

  • Event
    [in] Points to an initialized event object for which the caller provides the storage.
  • MsToWait
    [in] Specifies the number of milliseconds the caller will wait if the event is not set to the Signaled state within that interval. A value of 0 specifies that the caller will wait for the event indefinitely.

Return Value

Value

Description

TRUE

If the event is in the Signaled state when the wait is satisfied.

Remarks

NdisWaitEvent returns control to its caller when the given event is signaled or the given MsToWait interval expires, whichever is sooner. If the event is currently in the Signaled state when this call occurs, NdisWaitEvent returns control immediately.

A miniport driver typically calls NdisWaitEvent from its MiniportInitializeEx and MiniportHaltEx functions. A protocol driver typically calls NdisWaitEvent from its ProtocolBindAdapterEx and ProtocolUnbindAdapterEx functions.

Requirements

Header

ndis.h

See Also

Reference

NDIS Event Interface
DriverEntry of NDIS Protocol Drivers
MiniportHaltEx
MiniportInitializeEx
NdisInitializeEvent
NdisResetEvent
NdisSetEvent
ProtocolBindAdapterEx
ProtocolUnbindAdapterEx