PerfStartProvider function
Registers the provider.
Syntax
ULONG PerfStartProvider( _In_ LPGUID ProviderGuid, _In_opt_ PERFLIBREQUEST ControlCallback, _Out_ HANDLE *phProvider );
Parameters
- ProviderGuid [in]
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GUID that uniquely identifies the provider. The providerGuid attribute of the provider element specifies the GUID.
- ControlCallback [in, optional]
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ControlCallback function that PERFLIB calls to notify you of consumer requests, such as a request to add or remove counters from the query. This parameter is set if the callback attribute of the counters element is "custom"; otherwise, NULL.
- phProvider [out]
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Handle to the provider. You must call PerfStopProvider to release resources associated with the handle.
Return value
If the function succeeds, it returns ERROR_SUCCESS.
If the function fails, the return value is a system error code.
Remarks
The CounterInitialize function calls this function; do not call this function directly.
Windows Vista: The PerfAutoInitialize function calls this function.
Requirements
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Minimum supported client |
Windows Vista [desktop apps only] |
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Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only] |
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