Does ExFreeToLookasideListEx used interlocked functions or should I use locking around access to an lookaside list?
Thanks,
Rob
It will take care of its own locking as needed.
Don Burn (MVP, Windows DKD)
Windows Filesystem and Driver Consulting
Website: http://www.windrvr.com
Blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/WinDrvr
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> Does ExFreeToLookasideListEx used interlocked functions or should I use locking around access to an lookaside list?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob
This is a great question that a thoughtful developer *should* ask – and it is the 2nd time I’ve heard this question asked in a week. I think that pushes it over the threshold of “pertinent information that is inadequately documented.” Sounds like a potential entry for the bug bash 
http://www.osronline.com/page.cfm?name=bugbash
(Disclaimer: I do not judge the entries in the bug bash, and I’ve only gently skimmed its Rules And Regulations. I don’t guarantee a submission will be accepted, nor that it won’t cause irritability, sleep loss, or undesired hair growth.)
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It will take care of its own locking as needed.
Don Burn (MVP, Windows DKD)
Windows Filesystem and Driver Consulting
Website: http://www.windrvr.com
Blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/WinDrvr
“xxxxx@dell.com” wrote in message
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> Does ExFreeToLookasideListEx used interlocked functions or should I use locking around access to an lookaside list?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob
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