Disables the DLL_THREAD_ATTACH and DLL_THREAD_DETACH notifications for the specified dynamic-link library (DLL)

Tip- DisableThreadLibraryCalls()

Details - The DisableThreadLibraryCalls function lets a DLL disable the DLL_THREAD_ATTACH and DLL_THREAD_DETACH notification calls. This can be a useful optimization for multithreaded applications that have many DLLs, frequently create and delete threads, and whose DLLs do not need these thread-level notifications of attachment/detachment.

BOOL WINAPI DisableThreadLibraryCalls(

  __in  HMODULE hModule

);

The hModule parameter specifies handle to the DLL module for which the DLL_THREAD_ATTACH and DLL_THREAD_DETACH notifications are to be disabled. A remote procedure call (RPC) server application is an example of such an application. In these sorts of applications, DLL initialization routines often remain in memory to service DLL_THREAD_ATTACH and DLL_THREAD_DETACH notifications. By disabling the notifications, the DLL initialization code is not paged in because a thread is created or deleted, thus reducing the size of the application's working code set. To implement the optimization, modify a DLL's DLL_PROCESS_ATTACH code to call DisableThreadLibraryCalls.

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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms682579(v=VS.85).aspx

Posted By : Velayudhan Pillai K