windows-nt/Source/XPSP1/NT/net/rras/rtmv2/comments

1)	OUT params are not guaranteed to be initialized except in
	the case of "Num of handles returned in an Enumeration" -

		- like NumDests in RtmGetEnumDests etc.


2)	Callbacks to entities - there are certain restrictions on
	what Rtm calls can be used in the context of an RTM event
	callback -

	Entity Registration/De-registration callbacks:

		RtmRegisterEntity
		RtmDeregisterEntity
		RtmGetRegdEntities

		RtmGetInstances
		RtmGetInstanceInfo
		RtmGetAddrFamilyInfo

	Route Timed-out callback:

		Can call anything (as of now)

	Change Notification callback:

		RtmRegisterForChangeNotification
		RtmDeregisterForChangeNotification


3) If RTM has to take care of the fact that no ops should be
   allowed after deregistration -

   //------------------------------------------------------

   Code in RTMDeregisterEntity -

    /*-----------------------------------------------------
    This function marks the entity as deregistered thereby
    preventing this entity from making any more operations.

    It also waits until all pending operations on (or) by 
    this entity are completed before it start cleaning up
    the state of the entity being deregistered.

    If other entities have handles open on objects of this
    entity, then this memory is reclaimed when these handles
    are released.

    Note that if this entity has handles open on objects
    (routes and nexthops) owned by another entity, then we
    have a case of a memory leak.
    ------------------------------------------------------*/

    //
    // Mark entity as deregistered to prevent more ops
    //

    try
    {
        Entity = GET_POINTER_FROM_HANDLE(RtmRegHandle);

#if DBG_HDL
        if (Entity->ObjectHeader.TypeSign != ENTITY_ALLOC)
        {
            return ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;
        }
#endif

        // Block all new ops by flagging a deregister

        OldState = InterlockedExchangeAdd(&Entity->State, 
                                          ENTITY_STATE_DEREGISTERED);

        if (OldState >= ENTITY_STATE_DEREGISTERED)
        {
            // We have already de-registered here

            InterlockedExchangeAdd(&Entity->State,
                                   (-1) * ENTITY_STATE_DEREGISTERED);

            return ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;
        }
    }
    except(EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER)
        {
            return ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;
        }

    //
    // Block while waiting for active ops to finish
    //

    while (Entity->State != ENTITY_STATE_DEREGISTERED)
    {
        Sleep(0);
    }

and

    Code for validating handle in other functions -

    try
    {
        Entity = GET_POINTER_FROM_HANDLE(RtmRegHandle);

#if DBG_HDL
        if (Entity->ObjectHeader.TypeSign != ENTITY_ALLOC)
        {
            return ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;
        }
#endif

        if (InterlockedIncrement(&Entity->State) >= ENTITY_STATE_DEREGISTERED)
        {
            // We have already de-registered here

            InterlockedDecrement(&Entity->State);

            return ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;
        }
    }
    except(EXCEPTION_EXECUTE_HANDLER)
        {
            return ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE;
        }

   //------------------------------------------------------

4) In case you wanted to use Interlocked Ops on lists -

//
// Single Link List manipulation using Interlocked Ops
//

#define InterlockedPushEntryList(ListHead, Entry)                 \ 
    while (TRUE)                                                  \
    {                                                             \
        (Entry)->Next = (ListHead)->Next;                         \
        if (InterlockedCompareExchangePointer(&((ListHead)->Next),\ 
                                              (Entry),            \
                                              (Entry)->Next)      \
                                              == (Entry)->Next)   \
        {                                                         \
            break;                                                \
        }                                                         \
    }                                                             \


#define InterlockedPopEntryList(ListHead, Entry)                  \
    while (TRUE)                                                  \
    {                                                             \
        Entry = (ListHead)->Next;                                 \
        if (Entry == NULL)                                        \
        {                                                         \
            break;                                                \
        }                                                         \
                                                                  \
        if (InterlockedCompareExchangePointer(&((ListHead)->Next),\ 
                                              ((Entry)->Next),    \
                                              (Entry)             \
                                              != (Entry))         \
        {                                                         \
            continue;                                             \
        }                                                         \
    }