2 Block IO protocol as defined in the EFI 1.0 specification.
4 The Block IO protocol is used to abstract block devices like hard drives,
5 DVD-ROMs and floppy drives.
7 Copyright (c) 2006, Intel Corporation
8 All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
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14 WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
16 Module Name: BlockIo.h
20 #ifndef __BLOCK_IO_H__
21 #define __BLOCK_IO_H__
23 #define EFI_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL_GUID \
25 0x964e5b21, 0x6459, 0x11d2, {0x8e, 0x39, 0x0, 0xa0, 0xc9, 0x69, 0x72, 0x3b } \
29 // Forward reference for pure ANSI compatability
31 typedef struct _EFI_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL EFI_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL
;
34 Reset the Block Device.
36 @param This Protocol instance pointer.
37 @param ExtendedVerification Driver may perform diagnostics on reset.
39 @retval EFI_SUCCESS The device was reset.
40 @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR The device is not functioning properly and could
46 (EFIAPI
*EFI_BLOCK_RESET
) (
47 IN EFI_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL
*This
,
48 IN BOOLEAN ExtendedVerification
53 Read BufferSize bytes from Lba into Buffer.
55 @param This Protocol instance pointer.
56 @param MediaId Id of the media, changes every time the media is replaced.
57 @param Lba The starting Logical Block Address to read from
58 @param BufferSize Size of Buffer, must be a multiple of device block size.
59 @param Buffer Buffer containing read data
61 @retval EFI_SUCCESS The data was read correctly from the device.
62 @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR The device reported an error while performing the read.
63 @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA There is no media in the device.
64 @retval EFI_MEDIA_CHANGED The MediaId does not matched the current device.
65 @retval EFI_BAD_BUFFER_SIZE The Buffer was not a multiple of the block size of the device.
66 @retval EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER The read request contains device addresses that are not
72 (EFIAPI
*EFI_BLOCK_READ
) (
73 IN EFI_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL
*This
,
82 Write BufferSize bytes from Lba into Buffer.
84 @param This Protocol instance pointer.
85 @param MediaId Id of the media, changes every time the media is replaced.
86 @param Lba The starting Logical Block Address to read from
87 @param BufferSize Size of Buffer, must be a multiple of device block size.
88 @param Buffer Buffer containing read data
90 @retval EFI_SUCCESS The data was written correctly to the device.
91 @retval EFI_WRITE_PROTECTED The device can not be written to.
92 @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR The device reported an error while performing the write.
93 @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA There is no media in the device.
94 @retval EFI_MEDIA_CHNAGED The MediaId does not matched the current device.
95 @retval EFI_BAD_BUFFER_SIZE The Buffer was not a multiple of the block size of the device.
96 @retval EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER The write request contains a LBA that is not
102 (EFIAPI
*EFI_BLOCK_WRITE
) (
103 IN EFI_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL
*This
,
112 Flush the Block Device.
114 @param This Protocol instance pointer.
116 @retval EFI_SUCCESS All outstanding data was written to the device
117 @retval EFI_DEVICE_ERROR The device reported an error while writting back the data
118 @retval EFI_NO_MEDIA There is no media in the device.
123 (EFIAPI
*EFI_BLOCK_FLUSH
) (
124 IN EFI_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL
*This
129 Block IO read only mode data and updated only via members of BlockIO
133 UINT32 MediaId
; ///< The curent media Id. If the media changes, this value is changed.
134 BOOLEAN RemovableMedia
; ///< TRUE if the media is removable; otherwise, FALSE.
135 BOOLEAN MediaPresent
; /**< TRUE if there is a media currently present in the device;
136 othersise, FALSE. THis field shows the media present status
137 as of the most recent ReadBlocks() or WriteBlocks() call.
139 BOOLEAN LogicalPartition
; /**< TRUE if LBA 0 is the first block of a partition; otherwise
140 FALSE. For media with only one partition this would be TRUE.
142 BOOLEAN ReadOnly
; /**< TRUE if the media is marked read-only otherwise, FALSE.
143 This field shows the read-only status as of the most recent WriteBlocks () call.
145 BOOLEAN WriteCaching
; ///< TRUE if the WriteBlock () function caches write data.
147 UINT32 BlockSize
; /**< The intrinsic block size of the device. If the media changes, then
148 this field is updated.
150 UINT32 IoAlign
; ///< Supplies the alignment requirement for any buffer to read or write block(s).
152 EFI_LBA LastBlock
; /**< The last logical block address on the device.
153 If the media changes, then this field is updated.
155 } EFI_BLOCK_IO_MEDIA
;
157 #define EFI_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL_REVISION 0x00010000
159 struct _EFI_BLOCK_IO_PROTOCOL
{
162 EFI_BLOCK_IO_MEDIA
*Media
;
164 EFI_BLOCK_RESET Reset
;
165 EFI_BLOCK_READ ReadBlocks
;
166 EFI_BLOCK_WRITE WriteBlocks
;
167 EFI_BLOCK_FLUSH FlushBlocks
;
171 extern EFI_GUID gEfiBlockIoProtocolGuid
;