BUG: DriverCallback Return Value Invalid

Last reviewed: June 4, 1997
Article ID: Q169578

The information in this article applies to:

Windows 95 Device Driver Kit (DDK), version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

DriverCallback returns an invalid value that has nothing to do with the status of the call.

CAUSE

DriverCallback incorrectly overwrites the actual return value right before the function exits.

RESOLUTION

The only workaround is to not use the return value as a reference for return status.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: mm multimedia
Keywords : kbmm
Version : 4.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug

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Last reviewed: June 4, 1997
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