NdisAdvanceNetBufferListDataStart function (ndis/nblapi.h)

Call the NdisAdvanceNetBufferListDataStart function to release data space that was claimed in previous calls to the NdisRetreatNetBufferListDataStart function.

Syntax

NDIS_EXPORTED_ROUTINE VOID NdisAdvanceNetBufferListDataStart(
  [in] NET_BUFFER_LIST     *NetBufferList,
  [in] ULONG               DataOffsetDelta,
  [in] BOOLEAN             FreeMdl,
       NET_BUFFER_FREE_MDL *FreeMdlMdlHandler
);

Parameters

[in] NetBufferList

A pointer to a previously allocated NET_BUFFER_LIST structure.

[in] DataOffsetDelta

The amount of used data space to release.

[in] FreeMdl

If TRUE and NDIS allocated memory to satisfy the corresponding NdisRetreatNetBufferListDataStart call, this function frees the memory that was allocated and the associated MDL.

FreeMdlMdlHandler

An optional entry point for an NetFreeMdl function. If the caller specifies an entry point for the NetFreeMdl function, NDIS calls NetFreeMdl to free an MDL and memory.

Return value

None

Remarks

NdisAdvanceNetBufferListDataStart releases used data space for all the NET_BUFFER structures in a NET_BUFFER_LIST structure. If FreeMdl is TRUE and NdisRetreatNetBufferListDataStart allocated memory to satisfy the corresponding allocation request,
NdisAdvanceNetBufferListDataStart frees the allocated memory. Calling this function is equivalent to calling NdisAdvanceNetBufferDataStart for every NET_BUFFER structure on the NET_BUFFER_LIST structure. However, calling NdisAdvanceNetBufferListDataStart is more efficient.

When protocol drivers call NdisAdvanceNetBufferListDataStart on the receive path to access the various transport headers, the MDL chain should not be modified and FreeMdl is FALSE.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Supported in NDIS 6.0 and later.
Target Platform Universal
Header ndis/nblapi.h (include ndis.h)
Library Ndis.lib
IRQL <= DISPATCH_LEVEL
DDI compliance rules Irql_NetBuffer_Function(ndis)

See also

NET_BUFFER

NET_BUFFER_LIST

NdisAdvanceNetBufferDataStart NdisRetreatNetBufferListDataStart

NetAllocateMdl

NetFreeMdl