KeRaiseIrql - NtDoc
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// wdm.h
VOID KeRaiseIrql(
_In_ KIRQL NewIrql,
_Out_ PKIRQL OldIrql
);
View the official Windows Driver Kit DDI referenceNo description available.
The KeRaiseIrql routine raises the hardware priority to the specified IRQL value, thereby masking off interrupts of equivalent or lower IRQL on the current processor. For information about IRQLs, see Managing Hardware Priorities.
a [in]The NewIrql parameter specifies the new KIRQL value to which the hardware priority is to be raised.
b [out]The OldIrql parameter is a pointer to the storage for the original (unraised) KIRQL value to be used in a subsequent call to KeLowerIrql.
If the new IRQL is less than the current IRQL, a bug check occurs. Otherwise, the current IRQL is set to the specified value.
Callers of this routine can be running at any IRQL. Any caller should restore the original IRQL with KeLowerIrql as soon as possible.
A call to KeLowerIrql is valid if it specifies NewIrql <= CurrentIrql. A call to KeRaiseIrql is valid if the caller specifies NewIrql >= CurrentIrql.