RtkReleaseMutex

RtkReleaseMutex relinquishes ownership of an RTSS mutex.

Syntax

NTSTATUS RtkReleaseMutex(
    RTSSINST RtssInst,
    HANDLE Mutex
);

Parameters

RtssInst

An RTSSINST value returned from a call to RtkRtssAttach or RtkRtssAttachEx. Must pass in a valid RTSSINST value or the call will fail with STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER.

Mutex

The handle which identifies the mutex object as returned by a preceding call to RtkCreateMutex or RtkOpenMutex.

Return Value

RtkReleaseMutex returns STATUS_SUCCESS on success or on failure one of the following NTSTATUS error codes is possible:

• STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER
• STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL
• STATUS_INVALID_HANDLE
  

Remarks

RtkReleaseMutex fails if the calling thread does not own the mutex object.

NOTE: Priority Inversion Prevention is not available with the Real-time Kernel API.

See Also:

RtkCreateMutex

RtkOpenMutex

RtkWaitForSingleObject

RtkWaitForMultipleObjects