IHostSyncManager::CreateCrst Method

Creates a critical section object for synchronization.

HRESULT CreateCrst (
    [out] IHostCrst** ppCrst
);

Parameters

  • ppCrst
    [out] A pointer to the address of an IHostCrst Interface instance implemented by the host, or null if the critical section could not be created.

Return Value

HRESULT Description

S_OK

CreateCrst returned successfully.

HOST_E_CLRNOTAVAILABLE

The common language runtime (CLR) has not been loaded into a process, or the CLR is in a state in which it cannot run managed code or process the call successfully.

HOST_E_TIMEOUT

The call timed out.

HOST_E_NOT_OWNER

The caller does not own the lock.

HOST_E_ABANDONED

An event was canceled while a blocked thread or fiber was waiting on it.

E_FAIL

An unknown catastrophic failure occurred. When a method returns E_FAIL, the CLR is no longer usable within the process. Subsequent calls to hosting methods return HOST_E_CLRNOTAVAILABLE.

E_OUTOFMEMORY

Not enough memory was available to create the requested critical section.

Remarks

Critical section objects provide synchronization similar to that provided by a mutex object, except that critical sections can be used only by the threads of a single process. CreateCrst mirrors the Win32 InitializeCriticalSection function.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 family

Header: MSCorEE.idl

Library: Included as a resource in MSCorEE.dll

.NET Framework Version: 2.0

See Also

Reference

ICLRSyncManager Interface
IHostCrst Interface
IHostSyncManager Interface
IHostSemaphore Interface

Concepts

Mutexes
Semaphores