A.2.3.6 File Management Functions

File management functions of the NDIS interface library allow the NIC driver or a transport to access and manipulate system files. These functions are defined in Table A.2.9.

Table A.2.9 File Management Functions

Function

Definition

NdisCloseFile

Closes a file that was opened with a call to NdisOpenFile.

NdisOpenFile

Opens a disk file, typically one the NIC driver downloads to an intelligent network card.

NdisMapFile

Associates a virtual address with an opened file so the NIC driver can access file contents.

NdisUnmapFile

Disassociates a virtual address from a file previously mapped by NdisMapFile.

NdisCloseFile

Closes a file opened by calling NdisOpenFile.