IOCTL_SERENUM_GET_PORT_NAME IOCTL (ntddser.h)

The IOCTL_SERENUM_GET_PORT_NAME request returns the value of the PortName (or Identifier) entry value for the RS-232 port -- see Registry Settings for a Plug and Play Serial Device.

Major code

IRP_MJ_DEVICE_CONTROL

Input buffer

None.

Input buffer length

None.

Output buffer

The AssociatedIrp.SystemBuffer member points to a client-allocated buffer that Serenum uses to output the port name. The port name is a null-terminated Unicode string.

Output buffer length

The Parameters.DeviceIoControl.OutputBufferLength member is set to the size in bytes of a client-allocated output buffer.

Status block

If the request is successful, the Information member is set to the size in bytes of the null-terminated Unicode string that is returned in the client's output buffer.

The Status member is set to one of the following values:

STATUS_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL

The output buffer is too small to hold the port name string.

STATUS_SUCCESS

The request completed successfully.

STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL

An error occurred when opening the registry key for the device or reading the PortName (or Identifier) entry value.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Header ntddser.h (include Ntddser.h)