KeSetTimerEx function (wdm.h)

The KeSetTimerEx routine sets the absolute or relative interval at which a timer object is to be set to a signaled state, optionally supplies a CustomTimerDpc routine to be executed when that interval expires, and optionally supplies a recurring interval for the timer.

Syntax

BOOLEAN KeSetTimerEx(
  [in, out]      PKTIMER       Timer,
  [in]           LARGE_INTEGER DueTime,
  [in]           LONG          Period,
  [in, optional] PKDPC         Dpc
);

Parameters

[in, out] Timer

Pointer to a timer object that was initialized with KeInitializeTimer or KeInitializeTimerEx.

[in] DueTime

Specifies the absolute or relative time at which the timer is to expire. If the value of the DueTime parameter is negative, the expiration time is relative to the current system time. Otherwise, the expiration time is absolute. The expiration time is expressed in system time units (100-nanosecond intervals). Absolute expiration times track any changes in the system time; relative expiration times are not affected by system time changes.

[in] Period

Specifies an optional recurring interval for the timer in milliseconds. Must be a value that is greater than or equal to zero. If the value of this parameter is zero, the timer is a nonperiodic timer that does not automatically re-queue itself.

[in, optional] Dpc

Pointer to a DPC object that was initialized by KeInitializeDpc. This parameter is optional.

Return value

If the timer object was already in the system timer queue, KeSetTimerEx returns TRUE.

Remarks

The KeSetTimerEx routine does the following:

• Computes the expiration time.

• Sets the timer to a not-signaled state.

• Sets the recurring interval for the timer, if one was specified.

• Inserts the timer object in the system timer queue.

If the timer object was already in the timer queue, it is implicitly canceled before being set to the new expiration time. A call to KeSetTimerEx before the previously specified DueTime has expired cancels both the timer and the call to the Dpc, if any, associated with the previous call.

Expiration times are measured relative to the system clock, and the accuracy with which the operating system can detect when a timer expires is limited by the granularity of the system clock. For more information, see Timer Accuracy.

If the Dpc parameter is specified, a DPC object is associated with the timer object. When the timer expires, the timer object is removed from the system timer queue and it is set to a signaled state. If a DPC object was associated with the timer when it was set, the DPC object is inserted in the system DPC queue to be executed as soon as conditions permit after the timer interval expires.

A DPC routine cannot deallocate a periodic timer. A DPC routine can deallocate a nonperiodic timer.

Note that a periodic timer is automatically restarted as soon as it expires. Thus, on a multiprocessor machine, the DPC for a periodic timer can be running on two processors simultaneously.

Only one instantiation of a given DPC object can be queued at any given moment. To avoid potential race conditions, the DPC passed to KeSetTimerEx should not be passed to KeInsertQueueDpc.

Drivers must cancel any active timers in their Unload routines. Use KeCancelTimer to cancel any timers.

For more information about timer objects, see Timer Objects and DPCs.

Requirements

See also

KeCancelTimer

KeInitializeDpc

KeInitializeTimer

KeInitializeTimerEx

KeReadStateTimer

KeWaitForMultipleObjects

KeWaitForSingleObject