ExAcquireResourceSharedLite function (wdm.h)

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04/18/2022

The ExAcquireResourceSharedLite routine acquires the given resource for shared access by the calling thread.

Syntax

BOOLEAN ExAcquireResourceSharedLite(
  [in, out] PERESOURCE Resource,
  [in]      BOOLEAN    Wait
);

Parameters

[in, out] Resource

A pointer to the resource to acquire.

[in] Wait

Specifies the routine's behavior whenever the resource cannot be acquired immediately. If TRUE, the caller is put into a wait state until the resource can be acquired. If FALSE, the routine immediately returns, regardless of whether the resource can be acquired.

Return value

The caller can release the resource by calling either ExReleaseResourceLite or ExReleaseResourceForThreadLite.

ExAcquireResourceSharedLite returns TRUE if (or when) the resource is acquired. This routine returns FALSE if the input Wait is FALSE and shared access cannot be granted immediately.

Remarks

Whether or when the caller is given shared access to the given resource depends on the following:

If the resource is currently unowned, shared access is granted immediately to the current thread.
If the caller already has acquired the resource (for shared or exclusive access), the current thread is granted the same type of access recursively. Note that making this call does not convert a caller's exclusive access of a given resource to shared access.
If the resource is currently owned as shared by another thread and no thread is waiting for exclusive access to the resource, shared access is granted to the caller immediately. The caller is put into a wait state if there is an exclusive waiter.
If the resource is currently owned as exclusive by another thread or if there is another thread waiting for exclusive access and the caller does not already have shared access to the resource, the current thread either is put into a wait state (Wait set to TRUE) or ExAcquireResourceSharedLite returns FALSE.

Normal kernel APC delivery must be disabled before calling this routine. Disable normal kernel APC delivery by calling KeEnterCriticalRegion. Delivery must remain disabled until the resource is released, at which point it can be reenabled by calling KeLeaveCriticalRegion. For more information, see Disabling APCs.

Requirements

Requirement	Value
Minimum supported client	Available starting with Windows 2000.
Target Platform	Universal
Header	wdm.h (include Wdm.h, Ntddk.h, Ntifs.h)
Library	NtosKrnl.lib
DLL	NtosKrnl.exe
IRQL	<= APC_LEVEL
DDI compliance rules	HwStorPortProhibitedDDIs(storport), IrqlExApcLte3(wdm), WithinCriticalRegion(storport), WithinCriticalRegion(storport), WithinCriticalRegion(wdm)