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| -rw-r--r-- | MdePkg/Include/Protocol/Dhcp4.h | 96 |
1 files changed, 95 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/MdePkg/Include/Protocol/Dhcp4.h b/MdePkg/Include/Protocol/Dhcp4.h index cefa8de..b02918d 100644 --- a/MdePkg/Include/Protocol/Dhcp4.h +++ b/MdePkg/Include/Protocol/Dhcp4.h @@ -103,7 +103,14 @@ typedef enum{ } EFI_DHCP4_EVENT;
/**
- Callback routine
+ Callback routine.
+
+ EFI_DHCP4_CALLBACK is provided by the consumer of the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver
+ to intercept events that occurred in the configuration process. This structure
+ provides advanced control of each state transition of the DHCP process. The
+ returned status code determines the behavior of the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver.
+ There are three possible returned values, which are described in the following
+ table.
@param This Pointer to the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol instance that is used to
configure this callback function.
@@ -186,6 +193,9 @@ typedef struct { /**
Returns the current operating mode and cached data packet for the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver.
+
+ The GetModeData() function returns the current operating mode and cached data
+ packet for the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver.
@param This Pointer to the EFI_DHCP4_PROTOCOL instance.
@param Dhcp4ModeData Pointer to storage for the EFI_DHCP4_MODE_DATA structure.
@@ -204,6 +214,29 @@ EFI_STATUS /**
Initializes, changes, or resets the operational settings for the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver.
+ The Configure() function is used to initialize, change, or reset the operational
+ settings of the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver for the communication device on which
+ the EFI DHCPv4 Service Binding Protocol is installed. This function can be
+ successfully called only if both of the following are true:
+ * This instance of the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver is in the Dhcp4Stopped, Dhcp4Init,
+ Dhcp4InitReboot, or Dhcp4Bound states.
+ * No other EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver instance that is controlled by this EFI
+ DHCPv4 Service Binding Protocol driver instance has configured this EFI DHCPv4
+ Protocol driver.
+ When this driver is in the Dhcp4Stopped state, it can transfer into one of the
+ following two possible initial states:
+ * Dhcp4Init
+ * Dhcp4InitReboot
+ The driver can transfer into these states by calling Configure() with a non-NULL
+ Dhcp4CfgData. The driver will transfer into the appropriate state based on the
+ supplied client network address in the ClientAddress parameter and DHCP options
+ in the OptionList parameter as described in RFC 2131.
+ When Configure() is called successfully while Dhcp4CfgData is set to NULL, the
+ default configuring data will be reset in the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver and
+ the state of the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver will not be changed. If one instance
+ wants to make it possible for another instance to configure the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol
+ driver, it must call this function with Dhcp4CfgData set to NULL.
+
@param This Pointer to the EFI_DHCP4_PROTOCOL instance.
@param Dhcp4CfgData Pointer to the EFI_DHCP4_CONFIG_DATA.
@@ -231,6 +264,20 @@ EFI_STATUS /**
Starts the DHCP configuration process.
+ The Start() function starts the DHCP configuration process. This function can
+ be called only when the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver is in the Dhcp4Init or
+ Dhcp4InitReboot state.
+ If the DHCP process completes successfully, the state of the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol
+ driver will be transferred through Dhcp4Selecting and Dhcp4Requesting to the
+ Dhcp4Bound state. The CompletionEvent will then be signaled if it is not NULL.
+ If the process aborts, either by the user or by some unexpected network error,
+ the state is restored to the Dhcp4Init state. The Start() function can be called
+ again to restart the process.
+ Refer to RFC 2131 for precise state transitions during this process. At the
+ time when each event occurs in this process, the callback function that was set
+ by EFI_DHCP4_PROTOCOL.Configure() will be called and the user can take this
+ opportunity to control the process.
+
@param This Pointer to the EFI_DHCP4_PROTOCOL instance.
@param CompletionEvent If not NULL, indicates the event that will be signaled when the
EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver is transferred into the
@@ -263,6 +310,18 @@ EFI_STATUS /**
Extends the lease time by sending a request packet.
+
+ The RenewRebind() function is used to manually extend the lease time when the
+ EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver is in the Dhcp4Bound state and the lease time has
+ not expired yet. This function will send a request packet to the previously
+ found server (or to any server when RebindRequest is TRUE) and transfer the
+ state into the Dhcp4Renewing state (or Dhcp4Rebinding when RebindingRequest is
+ TRUE). When a response is received, the state is returned to Dhcp4Bound.
+ If no response is received before the try count is exceeded (the RequestTryCount
+ field that is specified in EFI_DHCP4_CONFIG_DATA) but before the lease time that
+ was issued by the previous server expires, the driver will return to the Dhcp4Bound
+ state and the previous configuration is restored. The outgoing and incoming packets
+ can be captured by the EFI_DHCP4_CALLBACK function.
@param This Pointer to the EFI_DHCP4_PROTOCOL instance.
@param RebindRequest If TRUE, this function broadcasts the request packets and enters
@@ -298,6 +357,16 @@ EFI_STATUS /**
Releases the current address configuration.
+ The Release() function releases the current configured IP address by doing either
+ of the following:
+ * Sending a DHCPRELEASE packet when the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver is in the
+ Dhcp4Bound state
+ * Setting the previously assigned IP address that was provided with the
+ EFI_DHCP4_PROTOCOL.Configure() function to 0.0.0.0 when the driver is in
+ Dhcp4InitReboot state
+ After a successful call to this function, the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver returns
+ to the Dhcp4Init state and any subsequent incoming packets will be discarded silently.
+
@param This Pointer to the EFI_DHCP4_PROTOCOL instance.
@retval EFI_SUCCESS The EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver is now in the Dhcp4Init phase.
@@ -314,6 +383,12 @@ EFI_STATUS /**
Stops the current address configuration.
+
+ The Stop() function is used to stop the DHCP configuration process. After this
+ function is called successfully, the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver is transferred
+ into the Dhcp4Stopped state. EFI_DHCP4_PROTOCOL.Configure() needs to be called
+ before DHCP configuration process can be started again. This function can be
+ called when the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver is in any state.
@param This Pointer to the EFI_DHCP4_PROTOCOL instance.
@@ -330,6 +405,11 @@ EFI_STATUS /**
Builds a DHCP packet, given the options to be appended or deleted or replaced.
+ The Build() function is used to assemble a new packet from the original packet
+ by replacing or deleting existing options or appending new options. This function
+ does not change any state of the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver and can be used at
+ any time.
+
@param This Pointer to the EFI_DHCP4_PROTOCOL instance.
@param SeedPacket Initial packet to be used as a base for building new packet.
@param DeleteCount Number of opcodes in the DeleteList.
@@ -360,8 +440,14 @@ EFI_STATUS IN EFI_DHCP4_PACKET_OPTION *AppendList[] OPTIONAL,
OUT EFI_DHCP4_PACKET **NewPacket
);
+
+
/**
Transmits a DHCP formatted packet and optionally waits for responses.
+
+ The TransmitReceive() function is used to transmit a DHCP packet and optionally
+ wait for the response from servers. This function does not change the state of
+ the EFI DHCPv4 Protocol driver and thus can be used at any time.
@param This Pointer to the EFI_DHCP4_PROTOCOL instance.
@param Token Pointer to the EFI_DHCP4_TRANSMIT_RECEIVE_TOKEN structure.
@@ -385,6 +471,14 @@ EFI_STATUS /**
Parses the packed DHCP option data.
+
+ The Parse() function is used to retrieve the option list from a DHCP packet.
+ If *OptionCount isn’t zero, and there is enough space for all the DHCP options
+ in the Packet, each element of PacketOptionList is set to point to somewhere in
+ the Packet->Dhcp4.Option where a new DHCP option begins. If RFC3396 is supported,
+ the caller should reassemble the parsed DHCP options to get the finial result.
+ If *OptionCount is zero or there isn’t enough space for all of them, the number
+ of DHCP options in the Packet is returned in OptionCount.
@param This Pointer to the EFI_DHCP4_PROTOCOL instance.
@param Packet Pointer to packet to be parsed.
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