Settimer() - Intel Extensible Firmware Interface Specification

3.1.6

SetTimer()

Summary
Sets the type of timer and the trigger time for a timer event.
Prototype
EFI_STATUS
SetTimer (
IN EFI_EVENT
IN EFI_TIMER_DELAY
IN UINT64
);
Parameters
Event
Type
TriggerTime
Related Definitions
//*******************************************************
//EFI_TIMER_DELAY
//*******************************************************
typedef enum {
TimerCancel,
TimerPeriodic,
TimerRelative
} EFI_TIMER_DELAY;
TimerCancel
TimerPeriodic
TimerRelative
Version 1.02
Event,
Type,
TriggerTime
The timer event that is to be signaled at the specified time. Type
is defined in Section 3.1.1.
EFI_EVENT
The type of time that is specified in TriggerTime. See the timer
delay types in "Related Definitions".
The number of 100ns units until the timer expires.
The event's timer setting is to be cancelled and no timer trigger is
to be set.
TriggerTime
The event is to be signaled periodically at
intervals from the current time. This is the only timer trigger
for which the event timer does not need to be reset for each
Type
notification. All other timer trigger types are "one shot."
The event is to be signaled in
12/12/00
is ignored when canceling a timer.
TriggerTime
100ns units.
TriggerTime
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