Reference

RtlEnterCriticalSection(3w)

NAME

RtlEnterCriticalSection (NTDLL.@)

SYNOPSIS

NTSTATUS RtlEnterCriticalSection
(
RTL_CRITICAL_SECTION* crit
)

DESCRIPTION

Enters a critical section, waiting for it to become available if necessary.

PARAMS

crit [In/Out] Critical section to enter.

RETURNS

STATUS_SUCCESS. The critical section is held by the caller.

SEE

RtlInitializeCriticalSectionEx(), RtlInitializeCriticalSection(), RtlInitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount(3w), RtlDeleteCriticalSection(), RtlSetCriticalSectionSpinCount(3w), RtlLeaveCriticalSection(), RtlTryEnterCriticalSection(3w)

IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in "winternl.h".

Implemented in "dlls/ntdll/critsection.c".

Debug channel "ntdll".

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