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37 .\".Nm efi_get_time_capabilities ,
38 .Nm efi_reset_system ,
41 .Nm efi_var_nextname ,
43 .Nd kernel access to UEFI runtime services
50 .\".Fn efi_rt_ok "void"
52 .Fn efi_get_table "struct uuid *uuid" "void **ptr"
54 .Fn efi_get_time "struct efi_tm *tm"
56 .\".Fn efi_get_time_locked "struct efi_tm *tm"
58 .\".Fn efi_get_time_capabilities "struct efi_tmcap *tmcap"
60 .Fn efi_reset_system "void"
62 .Fn efi_set_time "struct efi_tm *tm"
64 .\".Fn efi_set_time_locked "struct efi_tm *tm"
66 .Fn efi_var_get "uint16_t *name" "struct uuid *vendor" "uint32_t *attrib" \
67 "size_t *datasize" "void *data"
69 .Fn efi_var_nextname "size_t *namesize" "uint16_t *name" "struct uuid *vendor"
71 .Fn efi_var_set "uint16_t *name" "struct uuid *vendor" "uint32_t attrib" \
72 "size_t datasize" "void *data"
74 .\"All of the following calls will return
76 .\"if UEFI runtime services are not available.
78 .\"is currently only available on amd64 and arm64.
82 .\"Returns 0 if UEFI runtime services are present and functional, or
88 function gets a table by uuid from the UEFI system table.
89 Returns 0 if the table was found and populates *ptr with the address.
92 if the configuration table or system table are unset.
95 if the requested table cannot be found.
99 function gets the current time from the RTC, if available.
100 Returns 0 and populates the
111 if the time could not be retrieved due to a hardware error.
114 .\".Fn efi_get_time_capabilities
115 .\"function gets the capabilities from the RTC.
116 .\"Returns 0 and populates the
117 .\".Vt struct efi_tmcap
127 .\"if the time could not be retrieved due to a hardware error.
131 function requests a warm reset and reboot of the system.
135 function sets the time on the RTC to the time described by the
138 Returns 0 on success,
140 if a time field is out of range, or
142 if the time could not be set due to a hardware error.
146 function fetches the variable identified by
150 Returns 0 and populates
156 Otherwise, one of the following errors are returned:
157 .Bl -tag -width ".Er EOVERFLOW"
159 The variable was not found.
162 is not sufficient to hold the variable data.
164 is updated to reflect the size needed to complete the request.
174 is large enough to hold the response but
178 The variable could not be retrieved due to a hardware error.
180 The variable could not be retireved due to an authentication failure.
185 function is used for enumeration of variables.
186 On the initial call to
187 .Fn efi_var_nextname ,
189 should be an empty string.
190 Subsequent calls should pass in the last
197 Returns 0 and populates
202 with the next variable's data.
203 Otherwise, returns one of the following errors:
204 .Bl -tag -width ".Er EOVERFLOW"
206 The next variable was not found.
209 is not sufficient to hold the variable data.
211 is updated to reflect the size needed to complete the request.
220 The variable could not be retrieved due to a hardware error.
225 function sets the variable described by
229 Returns 0 if the variable has been successfully.
230 Otherwise, returns one of the following errors:
231 .Bl -tag -width ".Er EOVERFLOW"
235 was an invalid combination of attributes,
237 exceeds the maximum allowed size, or
239 is an empty Unicode stirng.
241 Not enough storage is available to hold the variable and its data.
243 The variable could not be saved due to a hardware error.
245 The variable in question is read-only or may not be deleted.
247 The varialbe could not be set due to an authentication failure.
249 The variable trying to be updated or deleted was not found.
254 This manual page was written by
255 .An Kyle Evans Aq Mt kevans@FreeBSD.org .