#ifndef _NTLPCAPI_H

//
// Port connection (client)
//

/**
 * The NtConnectPort routine requests a connection to a named port.
 *
 * \param PortHandle Receives a handle to the client-side communication port.
 * \param PortName Name of the port to connect to.
 * \param SecurityQos Security quality of service for the connection.
 * \param ClientView Optional shared memory mapping for the client.
 * \param ServerView Optional shared memory mapping for the server.
 * \param MaxMessageLength Optional receives the maximum message length supported.
 * \param ConnectionInformation Optional data to send to the server.
 * \param ConnectionInformationLength Optional size of the connection information.
 * \return NTSTATUS Successful or errant status.
 */
NTSYSCALLAPI
NTSTATUS
NTAPI
NtConnectPort(
    _Out_ PHANDLE PortHandle,
    _In_ PCUNICODE_STRING PortName,
    _In_ PSECURITY_QUALITY_OF_SERVICE SecurityQos,
    _Inout_opt_ PPORT_VIEW ClientView,
    _Inout_opt_ PREMOTE_PORT_VIEW ServerView,
    _Out_opt_ PULONG MaxMessageLength,
    _Inout_updates_bytes_to_opt_(*ConnectionInformationLength, *ConnectionInformationLength) PVOID ConnectionInformation,
    _Inout_opt_ PULONG ConnectionInformationLength
    );

#endif
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#ifndef _NTZWAPI_H

NTSYSCALLAPI
NTSTATUS
NTAPI
ZwConnectPort(
    _Out_ PHANDLE PortHandle,
    _In_ PCUNICODE_STRING PortName,
    _In_ PSECURITY_QUALITY_OF_SERVICE SecurityQos,
    _Inout_opt_ PPORT_VIEW ClientView,
    _Inout_opt_ PREMOTE_PORT_VIEW ServerView,
    _Out_opt_ PULONG MaxMessageLength,
    _Inout_updates_bytes_to_opt_(*ConnectionInformationLength, *ConnectionInformationLength) PVOID ConnectionInformation,
    _Inout_opt_ PULONG ConnectionInformationLength
    );

#endif
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