PBUILD_MDL_FROM_SCATTER_GATHER_LIST - NtDoc
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// wdm.h
PBUILD_MDL_FROM_SCATTER_GATHER_LIST PbuildMdlFromScatterGatherList;
NTSTATUS PbuildMdlFromScatterGatherList(
[in] PDMA_ADAPTER DmaAdapter,
[in] PSCATTER_GATHER_LIST ScatterGather,
[in] PMDL OriginalMdl,
[out] PMDL *TargetMdl
)
{...}
View the official Windows Driver Kit DDI referenceNo description available.
The BuildMdlFromScatterGatherList routine builds an MDL from a scatter/gather list allocated by the system.
This routine is reserved for system use.
DmaAdapter [in]Pointer to the DMA_ADAPTER structure returned by IoGetDmaAdapter that represents the bus-master adapter or DMA controller.
ScatterGather [in]Pointer to the SCATTER_GATHER_LIST structure passed to the driver's AdapterListControl routine.
OriginalMdl [in]Pointer to the original MDL that the driver used to build the scatter/gather list.
TargetMdl [out]Pointer to a variable the routine uses to return the MDL created to hold the buffer described by the scatter/gather list. The value returned can be the same as OriginalMdl.
BuildMdlFromScatterGatherList returns one of the following status codes:
| Return code | Description |
|---|---|
| STATUS_SUCCESS | The operation succeeded. |
| STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER | The OriginalMdl parameter is NULL. |
| STATUS_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES | There is not enough memory available to allocate a new MDL. |
| STATUS_NONE_MAPPED | The system has already created a new MDL for the memory locations in the scatter/gather list. (This only happens if the routine is called twice on the same scatter/gather list.) |
BuildMdlFromScatterGatherList is not a system routine that can be called directly by name. This routine can be called only by pointer from the address returned in a DMA_OPERATIONS structure. Drivers obtain the address of this routine by calling IoGetDmaAdapter with the Version member of the DeviceDescription parameter set to DEVICE_DESCRIPTION_VERSION2. If IoGetDmaAdapter returns NULL, the routine is not available on your platform.
When a driver creates a scatter/gather list to write to a device, the system can make a copy of the data to be written, and use that copy to perform the DMA operation. Use this routine to access the memory locations in the scatter/gather list, regardless of whether those locations are a copy.