KeLowerIrql

VOID
KeLowerIrql(

IN KIRQL NewIrql
);

KeLowerIrql restores the IRQL on the current processor to its original value.

Parameters

NewIrql

Specifies the IRQL that was returned from KeRaiseIrql.

Comments

It is a fatal error to call KeLowerIrql with an input NewIrql that was not returned by the immediately preceding call to KeRaiseIrql.

Callers of KeLowerIrql can be running at any IRQL that was passed to KeRaiseIrql.

See Also

KeRaiseIrql