nblapi.h header

This header is used by network. For more information, see:

• Network

nblapi.h contains the following programming interfaces:

Functions

NdisAdjustNetBufferCurrentMdl The NdisAdjustNetBufferCurrentMdl function updates a NET_BUFFER structure based on the current data offset.
NdisAdvanceNetBufferDataStart Call the NdisAdvanceNetBufferDataStart function to release the used data space that was added with the NdisRetreatNetBufferDataStart function.
NdisAdvanceNetBufferListDataStart Call the NdisAdvanceNetBufferListDataStart function to release data space that was claimed in previous calls to the NdisRetreatNetBufferListDataStart function.
NdisAllocateCloneNetBufferList Call the NdisAllocateCloneNetBufferList function to create a new clone NET_BUFFER_LIST structure.
NdisAllocateFragmentNetBufferList Call the NdisAllocateFragmentNetBufferList function to create a new fragmented NET_BUFFER_LIST structure based upon the data in an existing NET_BUFFER_LIST structure.
NdisAllocateNetBuffer Call the NdisAllocateNetBuffer function to allocate and initialize a NET_BUFFER structure from a NET_BUFFER structure pool.
NdisAllocateNetBufferAndNetBufferList Call the NdisAllocateNetBufferAndNetBufferList function to allocate and initialize a NET_BUFFER_LIST structure that is initialized with a preallocated NET_BUFFER structure.
NdisAllocateNetBufferList Call the NdisAllocateNetBufferList function to allocate and initialize a NET_BUFFER_LIST structure from a NET_BUFFER_LIST structure pool.
NdisAllocateNetBufferListContext Call the NdisAllocateNetBufferListContext function to allocate more context space in the NET_BUFFER_LIST_CONTEXT structure of a NET_BUFFER_LIST structure.
NdisAllocateNetBufferListPool Call the NdisAllocateNetBufferListPool function to allocate a pool of NET_BUFFER_LIST structures.
NdisAllocateNetBufferMdlAndData NDIS drivers call the NdisAllocateNetBufferMdlAndData function to allocate a NET_BUFFER structure along with the associated MDL and data.
NdisAllocateNetBufferPool Call the NdisAllocateNetBufferPool function to allocate a pool of NET_BUFFER structures.
NdisAllocateReassembledNetBufferList Call the NdisAllocateReassembledNetBufferList function to reassemble a fragmented NET_BUFFER_LIST structure.
NdisCopyFromNetBufferToNetBuffer Call the NdisCopyFromNetBufferToNetBuffer function to copy data from a source NET_BUFFER structure to a destination NET_BUFFER structure.
NdisCopyReceiveNetBufferListInfo Intermediate drivers call the NdisCopyReceiveNetBufferListInfo function to copy the NET_BUFFER_LIST information in a received NET_BUFFER_LIST structure.
NdisCopySendNetBufferListInfo Intermediate drivers call the NdisCopySendNetBufferListInfo function to copy the NET_BUFFER_LIST information in a transmit NET_BUFFER_LIST structure.
NdisFreeCloneNetBufferList Call the NdisFreeCloneNetBufferList function to free a NET_BUFFER_LIST structure and all associated NET_BUFFER structures and MDL chains that were previously allocated by calling the NdisAllocateCloneNetBufferList function.
NdisFreeFragmentNetBufferList Call the NdisFreeFragmentNetBufferList function to free a NET_BUFFER_LIST structure and all associated NET_BUFFER structures and MDL chains that were previously allocated by the calling NdisAllocateFragmentNetBufferList function.
NdisFreeNetBuffer Call the NdisFreeNetBuffer function to free a NET_BUFFER structure that was previously allocated from a NET_BUFFER structure pool with the NdisAllocateNetBuffer function.
NdisFreeNetBufferList Call the NdisFreeNetBufferList function to free a NET_BUFFER_LIST structure that was previously allocated from a NET_BUFFER_LIST structure pool.
NdisFreeNetBufferListContext Call the NdisFreeNetBufferListContext function to release context space in the NET_BUFFER_LIST_CONTEXT structure of a NET_BUFFER_LIST structure.
NdisFreeNetBufferListPool Call the NdisFreeNetBufferListPool function to free a NET_BUFFER_LIST structure pool.
NdisFreeNetBufferPool Call the NdisFreeNetBufferPool function to free NET_BUFFER structure pools that are created with the NdisAllocateNetBufferPool function.
NdisFreeReassembledNetBufferList Call the NdisFreeReassembledNetBufferList function to free a reassembled NET_BUFFER_LIST structure and the associated NET_BUFFER structure and MDL chain.
NdisGetDataBuffer Call the NdisGetDataBuffer function to gain access to a contiguous block of data from a NET_BUFFER structure.
NdisGetNetBufferListProtocolId The NdisGetNetBufferListProtocolId function retrieves the protocol identifier from the NetBufferListInfo member of a NET_BUFFER_LIST structure.
NdisGetPoolFromNetBuffer Call the NdisGetPoolFromNetBuffer function to get the NET_BUFFER structure pool handle that is associated with a specified NET_BUFFER structure.
NdisGetPoolFromNetBufferList Call the NdisGetPoolFromNetBufferList function to get the NET_BUFFER_LIST structure pool handle that is associated with a specified NET_BUFFER_LIST structure.
NdisQueryNetBufferPhysicalCount The NdisQueryNetBufferPhysicalCount function returns the maximum number of physical breaks mapped by the buffer descriptors that are associated with the given NET_BUFFER structure.
NdisRetreatNetBufferDataStart Call the NdisRetreatNetBufferDataStart function to access more used data space in the MDL chain of a NET_BUFFER structure.
NdisRetreatNetBufferListDataStart Call the NdisRetreatNetBufferListDataStart function to increase the used data space in all the NET_BUFFER structures in a NET_BUFFER_LIST structure.

Callback functions

NET_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_MDL The NetAllocateMdl function allocates an MDL with an associated memory block of a specified size.
NET_BUFFER_FREE_MDL The NetFreeMdl function frees an MDL that was previously allocated by the NetAllocateMdl function.

Structures

NET_BUFFER_LIST_POOL_PARAMETERS The NET_BUFFER_LIST_POOL_PARAMETERS structure defines the parameters for a pool of NET_BUFFER_LIST structures.