DbgBreakPoint

DbgBreakPoint breaks into the kernel debugger.

VOID
NTAPI
  DbgBreakPoint(
    VOID 
    );

Headers

This routine is defined in ntddk.h and wdm.h. Include ntddk.h or wdm.h.

Comments

This routine can only be used in Windows 2000 and later.

The DbgBreakPoint routine is the kernel-mode equivalent of DebugBreak.

This routine raises an exception that is handled by the kernel debugger if one is installed; otherwise it is handled by the debug system. If no debugger is connected to the system, the exception can be handled in the standard way.

In kernel mode, a break exception that is not handled will cause a blue screen (bug check) to result. You can, however, connect a kernel-mode debugger to a hung target computer that has kernel debugging enabled. For more information, see Debugging Tools for NT-Based Operating Systems.

See Also

DbgBreakPointWithStatus, KdBreakPoint, KdBreakPointWithStatus