public void UpdateResource(IPluginOut forPin, int deviceAddress)
{
  // The next call will either increase the reference count on the 
  // internal device and add the device to the object table of SlimDX 
  // or it will simply fetch the device from that object table 
  // (if the exact same call was for example made by another plugin)
  // and leave the reference count as is.
  var device = Device.FromPointer(new IntPtr(deviceAddress));
 
  // if not created yet
  var resource = SomeResource.Create(device);
  // do something with the resource
 
  // The next call is dangerous, as the reference count to the internal 
  // device will be decreased by one and the device will be removed from
  // the object table of SlimDX, but what about the resource created a few 
  // lines above? Or what about resources created by other plugins, which 
  // might still hold a reference to the SlimDX device?
  device.Dispose(); // Some plugins called this, some not
 
  // Not calling Dispose on the device is also not correct, as SlimDX 
  // will still hold a reference to the internal device. Say vvvv 
  // wants to go fullscreen and therefor creating a new device it 
  // might not be able to do so, as it can't get rid of the old one 
  // (reference count is still one).
}

public void UpdateResource(IPluginOut forPin, Device device)
{
  // if not created yet
  var resource = SomeResource.Create(device);
  // do something with the resource
}