NAME CloseDevice -- conclude access to a device SYNOPSIS CloseDevice(iORequest) A1 void CloseDevice(struct iorequest *); FUNCTION This function informs the device that access to a device/unit previously opened has been concluded. The device may perform certain house-cleaning operations. The user must ensure that all outstanding IORequests have been returned before closing the device. The abortio function can kill any stragglers. After a close, the I/O request structure is free to be reused. Starting with V36 exec it is safe to CloseDevice() with an iorequest that is either cleared to zeros, or failed to open. INPUTS iORequest - pointer to an I/O request structure SEE ALSO opendevice