InitializeSRWLock

InitializeSRWLock initializes an SRW lock to an unlocked, uncontended state. This function must be called before any other SRW lock operations.

Syntax

VOID InitializeSRWLock(
    PSRWLOCK pSrwLock
);

Parameters

pSrwLock

A pointer to the SRWLOCK structure.

Return Value

This function does not return a value.

Remarks

This function is not thread-safe and should be called during initialization before the lock is used by multiple threads.
Raises EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION if pSrwLock is NULL.
The lock is zeroed, resulting in an unlocked, uncontested state.

Requirements

Example

Copy

SRWLOCK lock;
InitializeSRWLock(&lock);