// wdm.h

BOOLEAN ObReferenceObjectSafe(
  PVOID Object
);
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Windows Driver Kit DDI reference (nf-wdm-obreferenceobjectsafe)

ObReferenceObjectSafe function

Description

The ObReferenceObjectSafe function increments the reference count for an object and determines if it is safe to use the object. It returns FALSE if the object is being deleted or TRUE if it's safe to use the object further.

Parameters

`Object`

Supplies a pointer to the object whose reference count is incremented.

Return value

ObReferenceObjectSafe returns one of the following values:

Return Value	Meaning
TRUE	The object was successfully referenced and safe to use.
FALSE	The object is being deleted.

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