PFREE_CONTIGUOUS_DMA_BUFFER - NtDoc
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// hdaudio.h
PFREE_CONTIGUOUS_DMA_BUFFER PfreeContiguousDmaBuffer;
NTSTATUS PfreeContiguousDmaBuffer(
[in] PVOID _context,
[in] HANDLE Handle
)
{...}
View the official Windows Driver Kit DDI referenceNo description available.
The FreeContiguousDmaBuffer routine frees a DMA buffer and buffer descriptor list (BDL) that were allocated by a call to AllocateContiguousDmaBuffer.
The function pointer type for a FreeContiguousDmaBuffer routine is defined as follows.
_context [in]Specifies the context value from the Context member of the HDAUDIO_BUS_INTERFACE_BDL structure.
Handle [in]Handle identifying the DMA engine. This handle value was obtained from a previous call to AllocateCaptureDmaEngine or AllocateRenderDmaEngine.
FreeContiguousDmaBuffer returns STATUS_SUCCESS if the call succeeds. Otherwise, the routine returns an appropriate error code. The following table shows some of the possible return status codes.
| Return code | Description |
|---|---|
| STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL | Indicates that the caller is running at an IRQL that is too high. |
| STATUS_INVALID_HANDLE | Indicates that the handle parameter value is invalid. |
| STATUS_INVALID_DEVICE_REQUEST | Indicates that the stream is not in the reset state or that no buffer is currently allocated for the DMA engine. |
The FreeContiguousDmaBuffer routine is used in conjunction with the SetupDmaEngineWithBdl and AllocateContiguousDmaBuffer routines. These three routines are available only in the HDAUDIO_BUS_INTERFACE_BDL version of the HD Audio DDI. This DDI does not include the AllocateDmaBuffer and FreeDmaBuffer routines, which are never used in conjunction with AllocateContiguousDmaBuffer, SetupDmaEngineWithBdl, and FreeContiguousDmaBuffer. Unlike SetupDmaEngineWithBdl, which configures the DMA engine to use a previously allocated DMA buffer, AllocateDmaBuffer both allocates a DMA buffer and configures the DMA engine to use the buffer. For more information, see Differences between the Two DDI Versions.
The routine fails and returns error code STATUS_INVALID_DEVICE_REQUEST in either of the following circumstances:
FreeContiguousDmaBuffer when no buffer is currently allocated for the DMA engine.