Anything wrong with spamming GC.KeepAlive(KeyboardHookPointer)?

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GC.KeepAlive()

References the specified object, which makes it ineligible for garbage collection from the start of the current routine to the point where this method is called.

Not really sure about what GC.KeepAlive does other than simply store a reference so the Garbage Collector doesn't collect the object. But does calling GC.KeepAlive() on an object permanently keep an object from being collected? Or do you have to re-call GC.KeepAlive() every so often (and if so, how often)? I want to keep my keyboard hook alive.

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