Intel Extensible Firmware Interface, Specification

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Alphabetic Function Lists
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Table E-2. Functions Listed Alphabetically Within Service or Protocol (continued)
Service or Protocol Function Function Description
Serial I/O Protocol GetControl Reads the status of the control bits on a serial device.
Read Receives a buffer of characters from a serial device.
Reset Resets the hardware device.
SetAttributes Sets communication parameters for a serial device.
SetControl Sets the control bits on a serial device.
Write Sends a buffer of characters to a serial device.
Simple File System
Protocol OpenVolume Opens the volume for file I/O access.
Simple Input Protocol ReadKeyStroke Reads a keystroke from a simple input device.
Reset Resets a simple input device.
Simple Network
Protocol GetStatus Reads the current interrupt status and recycled transmit
buffer status from the network interface.
Initialize Resets the network adapter and allocates the transmit
and receive buffers required by the network interface;
also optionally allows space for additional transmit and
receive buffers to be allocated
MCastIPtoMAC Allows a multicast IP address to be mapped to a
multicast HW MAC address.
NVData Allows read and writes to the NVRAM device attached to
a network interface.
Receive Receives a packet from the network interface.
Reset Resets the network adapter, and re-initializes it with the
parameters that were provided in the previous call to
Initialize().
Shutdown Resets the network adapter and leaves it in a state safe
for another driver to initialize.
Start Changes the network interface from the stopped state to
the started state.
StationAddress Allows the station address of the network interface to be
modified.
Statistics Allows the statistics on the network interface to be reset
and/or collected.
Stop Changes the network interface from the started state to
the stopped state.
Transmit Places a packet in the transmit queue of the network
interface.
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