title: Load a DLL More Than Once?
body: <p>I'm using the <a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms684175(v=vs.85).aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>LoadLibrary</code></a> function to load a DLL in Windows. My question is this: If I call this method more than once for the same DLL, do I get handles to different instances of the DLL, or will they all refer to the same instance? </p>
  
  <p>Additionally, how does this behaviour correlate to Linux SO files, is it the same or completely different, and what assumptions can I make in this regard? Thanks.</p>