ndischimney.h header

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

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ndischimney.h contains the following programming interfaces:

Functions

NdisInitiateOffload A protocol or intermediate driver calls the NdisInitiateOffload function to offload TCP chimney state objects.
NdisInvalidateOffload A protocol or intermediate driver calls the NdisInvalidateOffload function to invalidate previously offloaded TCP chimney state objects.
NdisMGetOffloadHandlers This function obtains the entry points of the NDIS functions for a particular chimney type.
NdisMInitiateOffloadComplete An offload target calls the NdisMInitiateOffloadComplete function to complete an offload operation that was initiated by a previous call to the MiniportInitiateOffload function.
NdisMInvalidateOffloadComplete An offload target calls the NdisMInvalidateOffloadComplete function to complete an invalidate offload operation that was initiated by a previous call to the MiniportInvalidateOffload function of the offload target.
NdisMOffloadEventIndicate An offload target calls the NdisMOffloadEventIndicate function to indicate various events to the host stack.
NdisMQueryOffloadStateComplete An offload target calls the NdisMQueryOffloadStateComplete function to complete a query offload operation that was initiated by a previous call to the offload target's MiniportQueryOffload function.
NdisMTerminateOffloadComplete An offload target calls the NdisMTerminateOffloadComplete function to complete a terminate offload operation that was initiated by a previous call to the MiniportTerminateOffload function of the offload target.
NdisMUpdateOffloadComplete An offload target calls the NdisMUpdateOffloadComplete function to complete an update offload operation that was initiated by a previous call to the MiniportUpdateOffload function of the offload target.
NdisOffloadTcpDisconnect A protocol or intermediate driver calls the NdisOffloadTcpDisconnect function to close the send half of an offloaded TCP connection.
NdisOffloadTcpForward A protocol driver or an intermediate driver calls the NdisOffloadTcpForward function to forward unacknowledged received TCP segments to an underlying driver or offload target.
NdisOffloadTcpReceive A protocol driver or an intermediate driver calls the NdisOffloadTcpReceive function to post receive requests (receive buffers) on an offloaded TCP connection.
NdisOffloadTcpReceiveReturn A protocol driver or intermediate driver calls the NdisOffloadTcpReceiveReturn function to return ownership of NET_BUFFER_LIST and associated structures to an underlying offload target.
NdisOffloadTcpSend A protocol driver or intermediate driver calls the NdisOffloadTcpSend function to transmit data on an offloaded TCP connection.
NdisQueryOffloadState A protocol or intermediate driver calls the NdisQueryOffloadState function to query previously offloaded TCP chimney state objects.
NdisTerminateOffload A protocol driver or intermediate driver calls the NdisTerminateOffload function to terminate the offload of one or more state objects
NdisUpdateOffload A protocol or intermediate driver calls the NdisUpdateOffload function to update previously offloaded TCP chimney state objects.

Callback functions

INDICATE_OFFLOAD_EVENT_HANDLER NDIS calls a protocol driver's or intermediate driver's ProtocolIndicateOffloadEvent function to post an indication that was initiated by an underlying driver's or offload target's call to the NdisMOffloadEventIndicate function.
INITIATE_OFFLOAD_COMPLETE_HANDLER NDIS calls a protocol driver's or intermediate driver's ProtocolInitiateOffloadComplete function to complete an offload operation that the driver previously initiated by calling the NdisInitiateOffload function.
INVALIDATE_OFFLOAD_COMPLETE_HANDLER NDIS calls a protocol driver's or intermediate driver's ProtocolInvalidateOffloadComplete function to complete an invalidate operation that the driver previously initiated by calling the NdisInvalidateOffload function.
NDIS_TCP_OFFLOAD_DISCONNECT_COMPLETE An offload target calls the NdisTcpOffloadDisconnectComplete function to complete a disconnect request that was initiated by a previous call to the MiniportTcpOffloadDisconnect function of the offload target.
NDIS_TCP_OFFLOAD_EVENT_INDICATE An offload target calls the NdisTcpOffloadEventHandler function to indicate an event that pertains to an offloaded TCP connection.
NDIS_TCP_OFFLOAD_FORWARD_COMPLETE An offload target calls the NdisTcpOffloadForwardComplete function to complete one or more forward requests that were made to the MiniportTcpOffloadForward function of the offload target.
NDIS_TCP_OFFLOAD_RECEIVE_COMPLETE An offload target calls the NdisTcpOffloadReceiveComplete function to return posted receive requests (receive buffers) to the host stack.
NDIS_TCP_OFFLOAD_RECEIVE_INDICATE An offload target calls the NdisTcpOffloadReceiveHandler function to indicate that received network data is available for consumption by a client application.
NDIS_TCP_OFFLOAD_SEND_COMPLETE An offload target calls the NdisTcpOffloadSendComplete function to complete one or more send requests that were made to the MiniportTcpOffloadSend function of the offload target.
QUERY_OFFLOAD_COMPLETE_HANDLER NDIS calls a protocol driver's or intermediate driver's ProtocolQueryOffloadComplete function to complete a query offload operation that the driver previously initiated by calling the NdisQueryOffload function.
TCP_OFFLOAD_DISCONNECT_COMPLETE_HANDLER NDIS calls a protocol driver's or intermediate driver's ProtocolTcpOffloadDisconnectComplete function to complete a disconnect operation that the driver previously initiated by calling the NdisOffloadTcpDisconnect function.
TCP_OFFLOAD_EVENT_HANDLER NDIS calls a protocol driver's or intermediate driver's ProtocolIndicateOffloadEvent function to post an indication that was initiated by an underlying driver's or offload target's call to the NdisTcpOffloadEventHandler function.
TCP_OFFLOAD_FORWARD_COMPLETE_HANDLER NDIS calls a protocol or intermediate driver's ProtocolTcpOffloadForwardComplete function to complete a forward operation that the driver previously initiated by calling the NdisOffloadTcpForward function.
TCP_OFFLOAD_RECEIVE_INDICATE_HANDLER NDIS calls a protocol driver's or intermediate driver's ProtocolTcpOffloadReceiveIndicate function to deliver received data that is being indicated by an underlying driver or offload target.
TCP_OFFLOAD_RECV_COMPLETE_HANDLER NDIS calls a protocol or intermediate driver's ProtocolTcpOffloadReceiveComplete function to complete a receive operation that the driver previously initiated by calling the NdisOffloadTcpReceive function.
TCP_OFFLOAD_SEND_COMPLETE_HANDLER NDIS calls a protocol or intermediate driver's ProtocolTcpOffloadSendComplete function to complete a send operation that the driver previously initiated by calling the NdisOffloadTcpSend function.
TERMINATE_OFFLOAD_COMPLETE_HANDLER NDIS calls a protocol or intermediate driver's ProtocolTerminateOffloadComplete function to complete a terminate offload operation that the driver previously initiated by calling the NdisTerminateOffload function.
UPDATE_OFFLOAD_COMPLETE_HANDLER NDIS calls a protocol driver's or intermediate driver's ProtocolUpdateOffloadComplete function to complete an update offload operation that the driver previously initiated by calling the NdisUpdateOffload function.
W_INITIATE_OFFLOAD_HANDLER MiniportInitiateOffload offloads TCP chimney state from the host stack.
W_INVALIDATE_OFFLOAD_HANDLER The MiniportInvalidateOffload function invalidates previously offloaded TCP chimney state objects.
W_QUERY_OFFLOAD_HANDLER The MiniportQueryOffload function queries previously offloaded TCP chimney state objects.
W_TCP_OFFLOAD_DISCONNECT_HANDLER The MiniportTcpOffloadDisconnect function closes the send half of an offloaded TCP connection.
W_TCP_OFFLOAD_FORWARD_HANDLER NDIS calls the MiniportTcpOffloadForward function to forward unacknowledged received TCP segments to an offload target.
W_TCP_OFFLOAD_RECEIVE_HANDLER NDIS calls the MiniportTcpOffloadReceive function to post receive requests (receive buffers) on an offloaded TCP connection.
W_TCP_OFFLOAD_RECEIVE_RETURN_HANDLER NDIS calls the MiniportTcpOffloadReceiveReturn function to return ownership of NET_BUFFER_LIST and associated structures to an offload target.
W_TCP_OFFLOAD_SEND_HANDLER NDIS calls the MiniportTcpOffloadSend function to transmit data on an offloaded TCP connection.
W_TERMINATE_OFFLOAD_HANDLER The MiniportTerminateOffload function terminates the offload of one or more state objects.
W_UPDATE_OFFLOAD_HANDLER The MiniportUpdateOffload function updates previously offloaded TCP chimney state objects.

Structures

IP_OFFLOAD_STATS The IP_OFFLOAD_STATS structure contains statistics that an offload target supplies in response to a query of OID_IP4_OFFLOAD_STATS or OID_IP6_OFFLOAD_STATS.
NDIS_CLIENT_CHIMNEY_OFFLOAD_GENERIC_CHARACTERISTICS The NDIS_CLIENT_CHIMNEY_OFFLOAD_GENERIC_CHARACTERISTICS structure specifies a protocol driver's generic chimney offload entry points.
NDIS_CLIENT_CHIMNEY_OFFLOAD_TCP_CHARACTERISTICS The NDIS_CLIENT_CHIMNEY_OFFLOAD_TCP_CHARACTERISTICS structure specifies a protocol or intermediate driver's TCP chimney offload-specific entry points.
NDIS_MINIPORT_OFFLOAD_BLOCK_LIST The NDIS_MINIPORT_OFFLOAD_BLOCK_LIST structure is the basic building block of a TCP chimney offload state tree. An offload state tree can contain one or more NDIS_MINIPORT_OFFLOAD_BLOCK_LIST structures.
NDIS_OFFLOAD_HANDLE The NDIS_OFFLOAD_HANDLE structure represents a driver's context for an offloaded state object.
NDIS_PROTOCOL_OFFLOAD_BLOCK_LIST The NDIS_PROTOCOL_OFFLOAD_BLOCK_LIST structure.
NDIS_PROVIDER_CHIMNEY_OFFLOAD_GENERIC_CHARACTERISTICS The NDIS_PROVIDER_CHIMNEY_OFFLOAD_GENERIC_CHARACTERISTICS structure specifies the generic chimney offload miniport entry points of an offload target or intermediate driver.
NDIS_PROVIDER_CHIMNEY_OFFLOAD_TCP_CHARACTERISTICS The NDIS_PROVIDER_CHIMNEY_OFFLOAD_TCP_CHARACTERISTICS structure specifies an offload target's TCP chimney offload-specific entry points.
NDIS_TCP_CONNECTION_OFFLOAD_PARAMETERS The NDIS_TCP_CONNECTION_OFFLOAD_PARAMETERS structure provides TCP chimney offload information in the OID_TCP_CONNECTION_OFFLOAD_PARAMETERS OID.
NDIS_TCP_OFFLOAD_EVENT_HANDLERS The NDIS_TCP_OFFLOAD_EVENT_HANDLERS structure contains the entry points for the NDIS functions for the TCP chimney.
NEIGHBOR_OFFLOAD_STATE_CACHED The NEIGHBOR_OFFLOAD_STATE_CACHED structure contains the cached variables of a neighbor state object.
NEIGHBOR_OFFLOAD_STATE_CONST The NEIGHBOR_OFFLOAD_STATE_CONST structure contains the constant variables of a neighbor state object.
NEIGHBOR_OFFLOAD_STATE_DELEGATED The NEIGHBOR_OFFLOAD_STATE_DELGATED structure contains the delegated variable of a neighbor state object.
OFFLOAD_STATE_HEADER The OFFLOAD_STATE_HEADER structure serves as a header in an offload state structure.
PATH_OFFLOAD_STATE_CACHED The PATH_OFFLOAD_STATE_CACHED structure contains the cached variable of a path state object.
PATH_OFFLOAD_STATE_CONST The PATH_OFFLOAD_STATE_CONST structure contains the constant variables of a path state object.
PATH_OFFLOAD_STATE_DELEGATED The PATH_OFFLOAD_STATE_DELEGATED structure contains the delegated variables of a path state object.
TCP_OFFLOAD_STATE_CACHED The TCP_OFFLOAD_STATE_CACHED structure contains the cached variables of a TCP connection state object.
TCP_OFFLOAD_STATE_CONST The TCP_OFFLOAD_STATE_CONST structure contains the constant variables of a TCP connection state object.
TCP_OFFLOAD_STATE_DELEGATED The TCP_OFFLOAD_STATE_DELEGATED structure contains the delegated variables of a TCP connection state object.
TCP_OFFLOAD_STATS The TCP_OFFLOAD_STATS structure contains statistics that an offload target supplies in response to a query of OID_TCP4_OFFLOAD_STATS or OID_TCP6_OFFLOAD_STATS.