This function is used to open a connection and register with the Policy Agent. The parameters it takes are a pointer to a void pointer, which is used to return the handle, and a void pointer to pass in the registration information. The registration information is currently not used. All information about this connection is stored internally using the handle pointer as a reference. Most other PAPI functions require that this handle be passed in as input. A call should subsequently be made to papi_disconnect() to release the resources used by papi_connect().