---
title: getCommandGate
framework: kernel
role: pseudoSymbol
path: kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813947-getcommandgate
---

# getCommandGate

Gets the IOCommandGate object created by IONetworkController.

## Declaration

```occ
virtual IOCommandGate * getCommandGate() const; 
```

## Return Value

Return Value Returns the IOCommandGate object created by IONetworkController.

## Overview

Overview When IONetworkController is started, an IOCommandGate object is instantiated and attached to the workloop returned by getWorkLoop(). This IOCommandGate object is used internally to synchronize client commands handled through executeCommand(). Subclasses that need an IOCommandGate should try to reuse the object returned by this method, rather than creating a new instance. See IOCommandGate documentation.

## See Also

### Miscellaneous

- [allocatePacket](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813917-allocatepacket.md)
- [attachDebuggerClient](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813919-attachdebuggerclient.md)
- [attachInterface](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813921-attachinterface.md)
- [configureInterface](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813923-configureinterface.md)
- [copyMediumDictionary](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813924-copymediumdictionary.md)
- [copyPacket](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813925-copypacket.md)
- [createInterface](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813926-createinterface.md)
- [createOutputQueue](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813927-createoutputqueue.md)
- [createWorkLoop](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813928-createworkloop.md)
- [detachDebuggerClient](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813929-detachdebuggerclient.md)
- [detachInterface](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813930-detachinterface.md)
- [disable](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813931-disable.md)
- [disable(IONetworkInterface *)](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813932-disable.md)
- [disable(IOService *)](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813933-disable.md)
- [disablePacketFilter](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813934-disablepacketfilter.md)
- [doDisable](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813935-dodisable.md)
- [doEnable](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813936-doenable.md)
- [enable](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813937-enable.md)
- [enable(IONetworkInterface *)](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813938-enable.md)
- [enable(IOService *)](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813939-enable.md)
- [enablePacketFilter](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813940-enablepacketfilter.md)
- [executeCommand](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813941-executecommand.md)
- [free](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813942-free.md)
- [freePacket](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813943-freepacket.md)
- [getChecksumDemand](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813944-getchecksumdemand.md)
- [getChecksumSupport](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813945-getchecksumsupport.md)
- [getCommandClient](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813946-getcommandclient.md)
- [getDebuggerLinkStatus](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813949-getdebuggerlinkstatus.md)
- [getFeatures](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813951-getfeatures.md)
- [getHardwareAddress](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813953-gethardwareaddress.md)
- [getMaxPacketSize](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813954-getmaxpacketsize.md)
- [getMediumDictionary](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813956-getmediumdictionary.md)
- [getMinPacketSize](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813957-getminpacketsize.md)
- [getOutputHandler](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813959-getoutputhandler.md)
- [getOutputQueue](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813960-getoutputqueue.md)
- [getPacketBufferConstraints](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813962-getpacketbufferconstraints.md)
- [getPacketFilters](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813964-getpacketfilters.md)
- [getSelectedMedium](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813966-getselectedmedium.md)
- [handleClose](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813967-handleclose.md)
- [handleIsOpen](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813968-handleisopen.md)
- [handleOpen](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813969-handleopen.md)
- [init](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813970-init.md)
- [message](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813971-message.md)
- [newModelString](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813972-newmodelstring.md)
- [newRevisionString](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813973-newrevisionstring.md)
- [newVendorString](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813974-newvendorstring.md)
- [outputPacket](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813975-outputpacket.md)
- [prepare](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813976-prepare.md)
- [publishMediumDictionary](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813977-publishmediumdictionary.md)
- [publishProperties](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813978-publishproperties.md)
- [receivePacket](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813979-receivepacket.md)
- [registerWithPolicyMaker](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813980-registerwithpolicymaker.md)
- [releaseDebuggerLock](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813981-releasedebuggerlock.md)
- [releaseFreePackets](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813982-releasefreepackets.md)
- [replaceOrCopyPacket](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813983-replaceorcopypacket.md)
- [replacePacket](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813984-replacepacket.md)
- [reserveDebuggerLock](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813985-reservedebuggerlock.md)
- [selectMedium](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813986-selectmedium.md)
- [selectMediumWithName](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813987-selectmediumwithname.md)
- [sendPacket](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813988-sendpacket.md)
- [setChecksumResult](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813989-setchecksumresult.md)
- [setDebuggerMode](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813990-setdebuggermode.md)
- [setHardwareAddress](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813991-sethardwareaddress.md)
- [setLinkStatus](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813992-setlinkstatus.md)
- [setMaxPacketSize](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813993-setmaxpacketsize.md)
- [setSelectedMedium](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813994-setselectedmedium.md)
- [start](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813995-start.md)
- [stop](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813996-stop.md)
- [systemWillShutdown](kernel/ionetworkcontroller/1813997-systemwillshutdown.md)