IoQueueWorkItem function (wdm.h)
The IoQueueWorkItem routine associates a WorkItem routine with a work item, and it inserts the work item into a queue for later processing by a system worker thread.
C++
void IoQueueWorkItem(
[in] __drv_aliasesMem PIO_WORKITEM IoWorkItem,
[in] PIO_WORKITEM_ROUTINE WorkerRoutine,
[in] WORK_QUEUE_TYPE QueueType,
[in, optional] __drv_aliasesMem PVOID Context
);
[in] IoWorkItem
Pointer to an IO_WORKITEM structure that was allocated by IoAllocateWorkItem or initialized by IoInitializeWorkItem.
[in] WorkerRoutine
Pointer to a WorkItem routine.
[in] QueueType
Specifies a WORK_QUEUE_TYPE value that stipulates the type of system worker thread to handle the work item. Drivers must specify DelayedWorkQueue.
[in, optional] Context
Specifies driver-specific information for the work item. The system passes this value as the Context parameter to WorkItem.
None
For more information about work items, see System Worker Threads.
| 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 | <= DISPATCH_LEVEL |