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NdisAllocateMemoryWithTag (Compact 2013)

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3/26/2014

This function allocates resident system-space memory.

Syntax

NDIS_STATUS NdisAllocateMemoryWithTag(
  PVOID* VirtualAddress,
  UINT Length,
  ULONG Tag
);

Parameters

  • VirtualAddress
    [out] Points to a caller-supplied variable in which this function returns the base virtual address of the allocated memory or NULL if sufficient memory is currently unavailable.
  • Length
    [in] Specifies the size in bytes to be allocated.
  • Tag
    Unused in Windows Embedded Compact.

Return Value

The following table shows the return values for NdisAllocateMemoryWithTag.

Value

Description

NDIS_STATUS_SUCCESS

The caller can use the allocated memory range starting at the value returned at VirtualAddress.

NDIS_STATUS_FAILURE

An attempt to allocate the requested memory failed. This return does not necessarily mean that a subsequent call will fail.

Remarks

A call to NdisAllocateMemoryWithTag is equivalent to calling NdisAllocateMemory.

Requirements

Header

ndis.h

Library

ndis.lib

See Also

Reference

NDIS 5.x Legacy Functions
NdisAllocateMemory
NdisFreeMemory
NdisMSetAttributes
NdisMSetAttributesEx