MI_Context_RefuseUnload function (mi.h)

Tells the provider infrastructure not to unload the provider.

Syntax

MI_INLINE MI_Result MI_INLINE_CALL MI_Context_RefuseUnload(
  [in] MI_Context *context
);

Parameters

[in] context

The request context.

Return value

A value of the MI_Result enumeration that specifies the function return code. This can be one of the following codes.

Remarks

This function stops the WMI server from shutting down the provider. The provider needs to call the MI_Context_RequestUnload function to allow the provider to be unloaded, and that function must use the same context that was used with the MI_Context_RefuseUnload function.

Some providers may use this mechanism to cache expensive data; however, holding a provider open a provider that is rarely touched becomes a performance issue in the long term. A provider that wants to maintain control of the lifetime of its provider should use a decoupled provider. If the provider wants to hold it open for a couple of minutes to maintain caches more efficiently, and if no new requests are received within that time, it should then request unload to shut down the provider and potentially host.

Requirements

See also

MI_Context

MI_Context_RequestUnload