Intel Extensible Firmware Interface, Specification

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Extensible Firmware Interface Specification
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Table E-1. Functions Listed in Alphabetic Order (continued)
Function Name Service or Protocol Sub-Service Function Description
SetTime Runtime Services Time Services Sets the current local time and
date information.
SetTimer Boot Services Event Services Sets an event to be signaled at a
particular time.
SetVariable Runtime Services Variable Services Sets the value of the specified
variable.
SetVirtualAddressMap Runtime Services Virtual Memory
Services Used by an OS loader to convert
from physical addressing to virtual
addressing.
SetWakeupTime Runtime Services Time Services Sets the system wakeup alarm
clock time.
SetWatchdogTimer Boot Services Miscellaneous
Services Resets and sets the system’s
watchdog timer.
Shutdown Simple Network
Protocol Resets the network adapter and
leaves it in a state safe for another
driver to initialize.
SignalEvent Boot Services Event Services Signals an event.
Stall Boot Services Miscellaneous
Services Stalls the processor.
Start PXE Base Code
Protocol Enables the use of PXE Base
Code Protocol functions.
Start Simple Network
Protocol Changes the network interface
from the stopped state to the
started state.
StartImage Boot Services Image Services Function to transfer control to the
Image’s entry point.
StationAddress Simple Network
Protocol Allows the station address of the
network interface to be modified.
Statistics Simple Network
Protocol Allows the statistics on the
network interface to be reset
and/or collected.
Stop PXE Base Code
Protocol Disables the use of PXE Base
Code Protocol functions.
Stop Simple Network
Protocol Changes the network interface
from the started state to the
stopped state.
StriColl Unicode Collation
Protocol Performs a case-insensitive
comparison between two Unicode
strings.
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