NdisIMDeInitializeDeviceInstance (NDIS 5.1) function
Note NDIS 5. x has been deprecated and is superseded by NDIS 6. x. For new NDIS driver development, see Network Drivers Starting with Windows Vista. For information about porting NDIS 5. x drivers to NDIS 6. x, see Porting NDIS 5.x Drivers to NDIS 6.0.
NdisIMDeInitializeDeviceInstance calls an NDIS intermediate driver's MiniportHalt function to tear down the driver's virtual NIC.
Syntax
NDIS_STATUS NdisIMDeInitializeDeviceInstance(
_In_ NDIS_HANDLE NdisMiniportHandle
);
Parameters
- NdisMiniportHandle [in]
Specifies the handle originally input to MiniportInitialize.
Return value
NdisIMDeInitializeDeviceInstance returns NDIS_STATUS_SUCCESS if the NIC has been torn down. Otherwise, it can return NDIS_STATUS_FAILURE if the given NdisMiniportHandle is invalid.
Remarks
For NDIS intermediate drivers, NdisIMDeInitializeDeviceInstance is the reciprocal of the NdisIMInitializeDeviceInstance or NdisIMInitializeDeviceInstanceEx function. Such a driver usually calls NdisIMDeInitializeDeviceInstance from its ProtocolUnbindAdapter function, when the underlying NIC to which it was bound is being removed from the system, possibly because it is being reconfigured.
The call to NdisIMDeInitializeDeviceInstance causes a call to the intermediate driver's MiniportHalt function after NDIS has told all higher level protocols that had bound themselves to the intermediate's virtual NIC that they must unbind.
Requirements
Target platform |
Universal |
Version |
|
Header |
Ndis.h (include Ndis.h) |
Library |
Ndis.lib |
IRQL |
PASSIVE_LEVEL |
See also
NdisIMInitializeDeviceInstance
NdisIMInitializeDeviceInstanceEx