fltkernel.h header

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fltkernel.h contains the following programming interfaces:

Functions

 
FLT_IS_FASTIO_OPERATION

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FLT_IS_FS_FILTER_OPERATION

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FLT_IS_IRP_OPERATION

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FLT_IS_REISSUED_IO

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FLT_IS_SYSTEM_BUFFER

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FltAcknowledgeEcp

The FltAcknowledgeEcp routine is used to mark an extra create parameter context structure (ECP) as acknowledged.
FltAcquirePushLockExclusive

The FltAcquirePushLockExclusive routine acquires the given push lock for exclusive access by the calling thread.
FltAcquirePushLockExclusiveEx

The FltAcquirePushLockExclusiveEx routine acquires the given push lock for exclusive access by the calling thread.
FltAcquirePushLockShared

The FltAcquirePushLockShared routine acquires the given push lock for shared access by the calling thread.
FltAcquirePushLockSharedEx

The FltAcquirePushLockSharedEx routine acquires the given push lock for shared access by the calling thread.
FltAcquireResourceExclusive

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FltAcquireResourceShared

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FltAddOpenReparseEntry

This routine adds a caller allocated open reparse structure, OPEN_REPARSE_LIST_ENTRY, into a create operation.
FltAdjustDeviceStackSizeForIoRedirection

The FltAdjustDeviceStackSizeForIoRedirection routine increases the size of the source device stack to allow a minifilter to redirect I/O from a specified source instance to a specified target instance when the target stack is deeper than the source stack.
FltAllocateCallbackData

FltAllocateCallbackData allocates a callback data structure that a minifilter driver can use to initiate an I/O request.
FltAllocateCallbackDataEx

The FltAllocateCallbackDataEx routine allocates a callback data structure and can preallocate memory for additional structures that a minifilter driver can use to initiate an I/O request.
FltAllocateContext

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FltAllocateDeferredIoWorkItem

FltAllocateDeferredIoWorkItem allocates a deferred-I/O work item.
FltAllocateExtraCreateParameter

The FltAllocateExtraCreateParameter routine allocates paged memory pool for a user-defined extra create parameter (ECP) context structure and generates a pointer to that structure.
FltAllocateExtraCreateParameterFromLookasideList

The FltAllocateExtraCreateParameterFromLookasideList routine allocates memory pool from a given lookaside list for an extra create parameter (ECP) context structure and generates a pointer to that structure.
FltAllocateExtraCreateParameterList

The FltAllocateExtraCreateParameterList routine allocates paged pool memory for an extra create parameter (ECP) list structure and generates a pointer to that structure.
FltAllocateFileLock

The FltAllocateFileLock routine allocates and initializes a new FILE_LOCK structure.
FltAllocateGenericWorkItem

FltAllocateGenericWorkItem allocates a generic work item.
FltAllocatePoolAlignedWithTag

FltAllocatePoolAlignedWithTag allocates a device-aligned buffer for use in a noncached I/O operation.
FltApplyPriorityInfoThread

The FltApplyPriorityInfoThread routine is used by a minifilter driver to apply priority information to a thread.
FltAttachVolume

FltAttachVolume creates a new minifilter driver instance and attaches it to the given volume.
FltAttachVolumeAtAltitude

FltAttachVolumeAtAltitude is a debugging support routine that attaches a minifilter driver instance to a volume at a specified altitude, overriding any settings in the minifilter driver's INF file.
FltBuildDefaultSecurityDescriptor

FltBuildDefaultSecurityDescriptor builds a default security descriptor for use with FltCreateCommunicationPort.
FltCancelFileOpen

A minifilter driver can use the FltCancelFileOpen routine to close a newly opened or created file.
FltCancelIo

The FltCancelIo routine cancels an I/O operation.
FltCancellableWaitForMultipleObjects

The FltCancellableWaitForMultipleObjects executes a cancelable wait operation (a wait that can be terminated) on one or more dispatcher objects.
FltCancellableWaitForSingleObject

The FltCancellableWaitForSingleObject routine executes a cancelable wait operation (a wait that can be terminated) on a dispatcher object.
FltCbdqDisable

FltCbdqDisable disables a minifilter driver's callback data queue.
FltCbdqEnable

FltCbdqEnable enables a callback data queue that was disabled by a previous call to FltCbdqDisable.
FltCbdqInitialize

FltCbdqInitialize initializes a minifilter driver's callback data queue dispatch table.
FltCbdqInsertIo

FltCbdqInsertIo inserts the callback data structure for an I/O operation into a filter driver's callback data queue.
FltCbdqRemoveIo

FltCbdqRemoveIo removes a particular item from a minifilter driver's callback data queue.
FltCbdqRemoveNextIo

FltCbdqRemoveNextIo removes the next matching item in a minifilter driver's callback data queue.
FltCheckAndGrowNameControl

The FltCheckAndGrowNameControl routine checks whether the buffer in a FLT_NAME_CONTROL structure is large enough to hold the specified number of bytes. If not, FltCheckAndGrowNameControl replaces it with a larger system-allocated buffer.
FltCheckLockForReadAccess

The FltCheckLockForReadAccess routine determines whether the caller has read access to a locked byte range of a file.
FltCheckLockForWriteAccess

The FltCheckLockForWriteAccess routine determines whether the caller has write access to a locked byte range of a file.
FltCheckOplock

A minifilter driver calls FltCheckOplock to synchronize the callback data structure for an IRP-based file I/O operation with the file's current opportunistic lock (oplock) state.
FltCheckOplockEx

A minifilter driver calls the FltCheckOplockEx routine to synchronize the callback data structure for an IRP-based file I/O operation that has the current opportunistic lock (oplock) state of the file.
FltClearCallbackDataDirty

The FltClearCallbackDataDirty routine clears the callback dirty flag in a callback data structure.
FltClearCancelCompletion

FltClearCancelCompletion clears a cancel routine that was specified for an I/O operation.
FltClose

FltClose closes a file handle that was opened by FltCreateFile or FltCreateFileEx.
FltCloseClientPort

FltCloseClientPort closes a communication client port.
FltCloseCommunicationPort

FltCloseCommunicationPort closes a minifilter driver's communication server port.
FltCloseSectionForDataScan

The FltCloseSectionForDataScan routine closes a section object associated with a file stream.
FltCommitComplete

The FltCommitComplete routine acknowledges a TRANSACTION_NOTIFY_COMMIT notification.
FltCommitFinalizeComplete

The FltCommitFinalizeComplete routine acknowledges a TRANSACTION_NOTIFY_COMMIT_FINALIZE notification.
FltCompareInstanceAltitudes

FltCompareInstanceAltitudes compares the altitudes of two minifilter driver instances.
FltCompletePendedPostOperation

FltCompletePendedPostOperation resumes completion processing for an I/O operation that was pended in a minifilter driver's postoperation callback routine.
FltCompletePendedPreOperation

FltCompletePendedPreOperation resumes processing for an I/O operation that was pended in a minifilter driver's preoperation callback (PFLT_PRE_OPERATION_CALLBACK) routine.
FltCopyOpenReparseList

This routine copies any open reparse information from a previous create into a new ECP list that can be used to issue a second create.
FltCreateCommunicationPort

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FltCreateFile

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FltCreateFileEx

Minifilter drivers call FltCreateFileEx to create a new file or open an existing file.
FltCreateFileEx2

Minifilter drivers call FltCreateFileEx2 to create a new file or open an existing file. This routine also includes an optional create context parameter.
FltCreateMailslotFile

Minifilter drivers call FltCreateMailslotFile to create a new pipe or open an existing mailslot.
FltCreateNamedPipeFile

Minifilter drivers call FltCreateNamedPipeFile to create a new pipe or open an existing pipe.
FltCreateSectionForDataScan

The FltCreateSectionForDataScan routine creates a section object for a file. The filter manager can optionally synchronize I/O with the section created.
FltCreateSystemVolumeInformationFolder

FltCreateSystemVolumeInformationFolder verifies the existence of the "System Volume Information" folder on a file system volume. If the folder is not present, then the folder is created.
FltCurrentBatchOplock

A minifilter driver calls FltCurrentBatchOplock to determine whether there are any batch or filter opportunistic locks (oplocks) on a file.
FltCurrentOplock

A minifilter driver calls the FltCurrentOplock routine to determine whether there are any opportunistic locks (oplocks) on a file.
FltCurrentOplockH

A minifilter driver calls the FltCurrentOplockH routine to determine whether there are any CACHE_HANDLE_LEVEL opportunistic locks (oplocks) on a file.
FltDecodeParameters

FltDecodeParameters returns pointers to the memory descriptor list (MDL) address, buffer pointer, buffer length, and desired access parameters for an I/O operation.
FltDeleteContext

FltDeleteContext marks a specified context for deletion.
FltDeleteExtraCreateParameterLookasideList

The FltDeleteExtraCreateParameterLookasideList routine frees an extra create parameter (ECP) lookaside list.
FltDeleteFileContext

The FltDeleteFileContext routine retrieves and deletes a file context that a given minifilter driver has set for a given file.
FltDeleteInstanceContext

FltDeleteInstanceContext removes a context from a given instance and marks the context for deletion.
FltDeletePushLock

The FltDeletePushLock routine deletes a given push lock.
FltDeleteStreamContext

FltDeleteStreamContext removes a context that a given minifilter driver instance has set for a given stream and marks the context for deletion.
FltDeleteStreamHandleContext

FltDeleteStreamHandleContext removes a context that a given minifilter driver instance has set for a given stream handle and marks the context for deletion.
FltDeleteTransactionContext

The FltDeleteTransactionContext routine removes a context from a given transaction and marks the context for deletion.
FltDeleteVolumeContext

FltDeleteVolumeContext removes a context that a given minifilter driver has set for a given volume and marks the context for deletion.
FltDetachVolume

FltDetachVolume detaches a minifilter driver instance from a volume.
FltDeviceIoControlFile

FltDeviceIoControlFile sends a control code directly to a specified device driver, causing the corresponding driver to perform the specified action.
FltDoCompletionProcessingWhenSafe

If it is safe to do so, the FltDoCompletionProcessingWhenSafe function executes a minifilter driver postoperation callback routine.
FltEnlistInTransaction

The FltEnlistInTransaction routine enlists a minifilter driver in a given transaction.
FltEnumerateFilterInformation

The FltEnumerateFilterInformation routine provides information about all the registered filter drivers (including minifilter and legacy filter drivers) in the system.
FltEnumerateFilters

The FltEnumerateFilters routine enumerates all registered minifilter drivers in the system.
FltEnumerateInstanceInformationByDeviceObject

The FltEnumerateInstanceInformationByDeviceObject routine provides information about minifilter driver instances and legacy filter drivers that are attached to the volume related to a specified device object.
FltEnumerateInstanceInformationByFilter

The FltEnumerateInstanceInformationByFilter routine provides information about instances of a given minifilter driver.
FltEnumerateInstanceInformationByVolume

The FltEnumerateInstanceInformationByVolume routine provides information about minifilter driver instances and legacy filter drivers (Windows Vista only) that are attached to a given volume.
FltEnumerateInstanceInformationByVolumeName

The FltEnumerateInstanceInformationByVolumeName routine provides information about minifilter driver instances and legacy filter drivers that are attached to the volume with the specified name.
FltEnumerateInstances

The FltEnumerateInstances routine enumerates minifilter driver instances for a given minifilter driver or volume.
FltEnumerateVolumeInformation

The FltEnumerateVolumeInformation routine provides information about volumes that are known to the filter manager.
FltEnumerateVolumes

The FltEnumerateVolumes routine enumerates all volumes in the system.
FltFastIoMdlRead

The FltFastIoMdlRead routine returns a memory descriptor list (MDL) that points directly to the specified byte range in the file cache.
FltFastIoMdlReadComplete

The FltFastIoMdlReadComplete routine completes the read operation that the FltFastIoMdlRead routine initiated.
FltFastIoMdlWriteComplete

The FltFastIoMdlWriteComplete routine in fltkernel.h frees the resources that FltFastIoPrepareMdlWrite allocated.
FltFastIoPrepareMdlWrite

The FltFastIoPrepareMdlWrite routine returns a linked list of memory descriptor lists (MDLs) that point to the specified range of cached file data to write data directly to the cache.
FltFindExtraCreateParameter

The FltFindExtraCreateParameter routine searches a given ECP list for an ECP context structure of a given type and returns a pointer to this structure if it is found.
FltFlushBuffers

The FltFlushBuffers routine is used by the minifilter driver to send a flush request for a given file to the file system.
FltFlushBuffers2

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FltFreeCallbackData

The FltFreeCallbackData routine frees a callback data structure allocated by the FltAllocateCallbackData routine.
FltFreeDeferredIoWorkItem

The FltFreeDeferredIoWorkItem routine frees a work item allocated by the FltAllocateDeferredIoWorkItem routine.
FltFreeExtraCreateParameter

The FltFreeExtraCreateParameter routine frees the memory for an ECP context structure.
FltFreeExtraCreateParameterList

The FltFreeExtraCreateParameterList routine frees an extra create parameter (ECP) list structure.
FltFreeFileLock

The FltFreeFileLock routine uninitializes and frees an initialized FILE_LOCK structure.
FltFreeGenericWorkItem

The FltFreeGenericWorkItem routine frees a work item allocated by the FltAllocateGenericWorkItem routine.
FltFreeOpenReparseList

This routine deallocates any information copied into a create operation by a previous call to FltCopyOpenReparseList.
FltFreePoolAlignedWithTag

The FltFreePoolAlignedWithTag routine frees a cache-aligned buffer that was allocated by a previous call to FltAllocatePoolAlignedWithTag.
FltFreeSecurityDescriptor

FltFreeSecurityDescriptor frees a security descriptor allocated by the FltBuildDefaultSecurityDescriptor routine.
FltFsControlFile

The FltFsControlFile routine sends a control code directly to a specified file system or file system filter driver, causing the corresponding driver to perform the specified action.
FltGetActivityIdCallbackData

The FltGetActivityIdCallbackData routine retrieves the current activity ID associated with a request in a minifilter's callback data.
FltGetBottomInstance

FltGetBottomInstance returns an opaque instance pointer for the minifilter driver instance, if there is one, that is attached at the bottom of the instance stack for a given volume.
FltGetContexts

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FltGetContextsEx

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FltGetCopyInformationFromCallbackData

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FltGetDestinationFileNameInformation

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FltGetDeviceObject

The FltGetDeviceObject routine returns a pointer to the Filter Manager's volume device object (VDO) for a given volume.
FltGetDiskDeviceObject

The FltGetDiskDeviceObject routine returns a pointer to the disk device object associated with a given volume.
FltGetEcpListFromCallbackData

The FltGetEcpListFromCallbackData routine returns a pointer to an extra create parameter context structure (ECP) list that is associated with a given create operation callback-data object.
FltGetFileContext

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FltGetFileNameInformation

The FltGetFileNameInformation routine returns name information for a file or directory.
FltGetFileNameInformationUnsafe

The FltGetFileNameInformationUnsafe routine returns name information for an open file or directory.
FltGetFileSystemType

The FltGetFileSystemType function takes a volume or instance object and provides the file system type of the volume.
FltGetFilterFromInstance

The FltGetFilterFromInstance routine returns an opaque filter pointer for the minifilter driver that created the given instance.
FltGetFilterFromName

The FltGetFilterFromName routine returns an opaque filter pointer for a registered minifilter driver whose name matches the value in the FilterName parameter.
FltGetFilterInformation

The FltGetFilterInformation routine provides information about a minifilter driver.
FltGetInstanceContext

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FltGetInstanceInformation

The FltGetInstanceInformation routine returns information about a minifilter driver instance.
FltGetIoPriorityHint

The FltGetIoPriorityHint routine is used by a minifilter driver to get IO priority information from Callback Data.
FltGetIoPriorityHintFromCallbackData

The FltGetIoPriorityHintFromCallbackData routine is used by a minifilter driver to get IO priority information from callback data.
FltGetIoPriorityHintFromFileObject

The FltGetIoPriorityHintFromFileObject routine is used by a minifilter driver to get IO priority information from a file object.
FltGetIoPriorityHintFromThread

The FltGetIoPriorityHintFromThread routine is used by a minifilter driver to get IO priority information from a thread.
FltGetIrpName

The FltGetIrpName routine returns the name for a major function code as a printable string.
FltGetLowerInstance

The FltGetLowerInstance routine returns an opaque instance pointer for the next lower minifilter driver instance, if there is one, that is attached below a given minifilter driver instance on the same volume.
FltGetNewSystemBufferAddress

The FltGetNewSystemBufferAddress function retrieves the AssociatedIrp.SystemBuffer buffer, which the file system has allocated. A minifilter driver's post-callback routine calls this function.
FltGetNextExtraCreateParameter

The FltGetNextExtraCreateParameter routine returns a pointer to the next (or first) extra create parameter context structure (ECP) in a given ECP list.
FltGetRequestorProcess

The FltGetRequestorProcess routine returns a process pointer for the thread that requested a given I/O operation.
FltGetRequestorProcessId

The FltGetRequestorProcessId routine returns the unique 32-bit process ID for the process associated with the thread that requested a given I/O operation.
FltGetRequestorProcessIdEx

The FltGetRequestorProcessIdEx routine returns the kernel-mode handle for the process that is associated with the thread that requested a given I/O operation.
FltGetRequestorSessionId

The FltGetRequestorSessionId routine returns the session ID of the process that originally requested the specified I/O operation.
FltGetRoutineAddress

The FltGetRoutineAddress routine returns a pointer to a routine specified by the FltMgrRoutineName parameter.
FltGetSectionContext

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FltGetStreamContext

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FltGetStreamHandleContext

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FltGetSwappedBufferMdlAddress

The FltGetSwappedBufferMdlAddress routine returns the memory descriptor list (MDL) address for a buffer that was swapped in by a minifilter driver.
FltGetTopInstance

The FltGetTopInstance routine returns an opaque instance pointer for the minifilter driver instance that is attached at the top of the instance stack for a given volume.
FltGetTransactionContext

The FltGetTransactionContext routine retrieves a context that was set for a transaction by a given minifilter driver.
FltGetTunneledName

The FltGetTunneledName routine retrieves the tunneled name for a file, given the normalized name returned for the file by a previous call to FltGetFileNameInformation, FltGetFileNameInformationUnsafe, or FltGetDestinationFileNameInformation.
FltGetUpperInstance

The FltGetUpperInstance routine returns an opaque instance pointer for the next higher minifilter driver instance, if there is one, that is attached above a given minifilter driver instance on the same volume.
FltGetVolumeContext

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FltGetVolumeFromDeviceObject

The FltGetVolumeFromDeviceObject routine returns an opaque pointer for the volume represented by a volume device object (VDO).
FltGetVolumeFromFileObject

The FltGetVolumeFromFileObject routine returns an opaque pointer for the volume that a given file stream resides on.
FltGetVolumeFromInstance

The FltGetVolumeFromInstance routine returns an opaque pointer for the volume that a given minifilter driver instance is attached to.
FltGetVolumeFromName

The FltGetVolumeFromName routine returns an opaque pointer for the volume whose name matches the value of the VolumeName parameter.
FltGetVolumeGuidName

The FltGetVolumeGuidName routine returns the volume name for a given volume, in volume globally unique identifier (GUID) format.
FltGetVolumeInformation

The FltGetVolumeInformation routine provides information about a given volume.
FltGetVolumeInstanceFromName

The FltGetVolumeInstanceFromName routine returns an opaque instance pointer for the given minifilter driver instance on the given volume.
FltGetVolumeName

The FltGetVolumeName routine gets the volume name for a given volume.
FltGetVolumeProperties

The FltGetVolumeProperties routine returns volume property information for the given volume.
FltInitExtraCreateParameterLookasideList

The FltInitExtraCreateParameterLookasideList routine initializes a paged or non-paged pool lookaside list used for the allocation of one or more extra create parameter context structures (ECPs) of fixed size.
FltInitializeFileLock

The FltInitializeFileLock routine initializes an opaque FILE_LOCK structure that the caller has allocated from paged pool.
FltInitializeOplock

The FltInitializeOplock routine initializes an opportunistic lock (oplock) pointer.
FltInitializePushLock

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FltInsertExtraCreateParameter

The FltInsertExtraCreateParameter routine inserts an extra create parameter (ECP) context structure into an ECP list.
FltIs32bitProcess

The FltIs32bitProcess routine checks whether the originator of the current I/O operation is a 32-bit user-mode application.
FltIsCallbackDataDirty

The FltIsCallbackDataDirty routine tests the FLTFL_CALLBACK_DATA_DIRTY flag in a callback data structure.
FltIsDirectory

A minifilter driver calls the FltIsDirectory routine to determine whether a given file object represents a directory.
FltIsEcpAcknowledged

The FltIsEcpAcknowledged routine is used to determine if a given extra create parameter context structure (ECP) has been marked as acknowledged.
FltIsEcpFromUserMode

The FltIsEcpFromUserMode routine is used to determine if an extra create parameter context structure (ECP) originated from user mode.
FltIsFltMgrVolumeDeviceObject

The FltIsFltMgrVolumeDeviceObject routine determines whether the given device object belongs to filter manager and if the device object is a volume device object.
FltIsIoCanceled

The FltIsIoCanceled routine checks if an IRP-based operation has been canceled.
FltIsIoRedirectionAllowed

The FltIsIoRedirectionAllowed routine determines whether I/O can be redirected from the specified source filter instance to another specified filter instance.
FltIsIoRedirectionAllowedForOperation

The FltIsIoRedirectionAllowedForOperation routine determines whether I/O can be redirected from the filter instance associated with the specified FLT_CALLBACK_DATA structure to the specified filter instance.
FltIsOperationSynchronous

The FltIsOperationSynchronous routine determines whether a given callback data structure (FLT_CALLBACK_DATA) represents a synchronous or asynchronous I/O operation.
FltIsVolumeSnapshot

The FltIsVolumeSnapshot routine determines whether a volume or minifilter driver instance is attached to a snapshot volume.
FltIsVolumeWritable

The FltIsVolumeWritable routine determines whether the disk device that corresponds to a volume or minifilter driver instance is writable.
FltLoadFilter

The FltLoadFilter routine dynamically loads a minifilter driver into the currently running system.
FltLockUserBuffer

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FltMupGetProviderInfoFromFileObject

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FltNotifyFilterChangeDirectory

The FltNotifyFilterChangeDirectory routine creates a notify structure for an IRP_MN_NOTIFY_CHANGE_DIRECTORY operation and adds it to the specified notify list.
FltObjectDereference

The FltObjectDereference routine removes a rundown reference from an opaque filter, instance, or volume pointer.
FltObjectReference

The FltObjectReference routine adds a rundown reference to an opaque filter, instance, or volume pointer.
FltOpenVolume

The FltOpenVolume routine returns a handle and a file object pointer for the file system volume that a given minifilter driver instance is attached to.
FltOplockBreakH

The FltOplockBreakH routine breaks CACHE_HANDLE_LEVEL opportunistic locks (oplocks).
FltOplockBreakToNone

The FltOplockBreakToNone routine breaks all opportunistic locks (oplocks) immediately without regard for any oplock key.
FltOplockBreakToNoneEx

The FltOplockBreakToNoneEx routine breaks all opportunistic locks (oplocks) immediately without regard for any oplock key.
FltOplockFsctrl

The FltOplockFsctrl routine performs various opportunistic lock (oplock) operations on behalf of a minifilter driver.
FltOplockFsctrlEx

The FltOplockFsctrlEx routine performs various opportunistic lock (oplock) operations on behalf of a minifilter driver.
FltOplockIsFastIoPossible

The FltOplockIsFastIoPossible routine checks a file's opportunistic lock (oplock) state to determine whether fast I/O can be performed on the file.
FltOplockIsSharedRequest

The FltOplockIsSharedRequest routine determines if a request for an opportunistic lock (oplock) wants a shared oplock.
FltOplockKeysEqual

The FltOplockKeysEqual routine compares the opportunistic lock (oplock) keys that are stored in the file object extensions of two file objects.
FltParseFileName

FltParseFileName parses the extension, stream, and final component from a file name string.
FltParseFileNameInformation

FltParseFileNameInformation parses the contents of a FLT_FILE_NAME_INFORMATION structure.
FltPerformAsynchronousIo

A minifilter driver calls FltPerformAsynchronousIo to initiate an asynchronous I/O operation.
FltPerformSynchronousIo

A minifilter driver calls FltPerformSynchronousIo to initiate a synchronous I/O operation after calling FltAllocateCallbackData to allocate a callback data structure for the operation.
FltPrepareComplete

The FltPrepareComplete routine acknowledges a TRANSACTION_NOTIFY_PREPARE notification.
FltPrepareToReuseEcp

The FltPrepareToReuseEcp routine resets an extra create parameter (ECP) context structure, which prepares it for reuse.
FltPrePrepareComplete

The FltPrePrepareComplete routine acknowledges a TRANSACTION_NOTIFY_PREPREPARE notification.
FltProcessFileLock

The FltProcessFileLock routine processes and completes a file lock operation.
FltPropagateActivityIdToThread

The FltPropagateActivityIdToThread routine associates the activity ID from the IRP in the minifilter's callback data with the current thread.
FltPropagateIrpExtension

The FltPropagateIrpExtension routine copies the IRP extension from one minifilter's callback data to another's callback data.
FltPurgeFileNameInformationCache

FltPurgeFileNameInformationCache purges from the Filter Manager's name cache all file name information structures that were generated from names provided by the given minifilter driver instance.
FltQueryDirectoryFile

The FltQueryDirectoryFile routine returns various kinds of information about files in the directory specified by a given file object.
FltQueryDirectoryFileEx

FltQueryDirectoryFileEx returns various kinds of information about files in the directory specified by a given file object.
FltQueryEaFile

FltQueryEaFile returns information about extended-attribute (EA) values for a file.
FltQueryInformationByName

The FltQueryInformationByName routine returns the requested information about a named file.
FltQueryInformationFile

FltQueryInformationFile retrieves information for a given file.
FltQueryQuotaInformationFile

The FltQueryQuotaInformationFile routine retrieves quota entries associated with a file object.
FltQuerySecurityObject

FltQuerySecurityObject retrieves a copy of an object's security descriptor.
FltQueryVolumeInformation

The FltQueryVolumeInformation routine retrieves information about the volume that the given instance is attached to.
FltQueryVolumeInformationFile

FltQueryVolumeInformationFile retrieves volume information for a given file, directory, storage device, or volume.
FltQueueDeferredIoWorkItem

The FltQueueDeferredIoWorkItem routine posts an IRP-based I/O operation to a work queue.
FltQueueGenericWorkItem

FltQueueGenericWorkItem posts a work item that is not associated with a specific I/O operation to a work queue.
FltReadFile

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FltReadFileEx

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FltReferenceContext

FltReferenceContext increments the reference count on a context structure.
FltReferenceFileNameInformation

FltReferenceFileNameInformation increments the reference count on a file name information structure.
FltRegisterFilter

FltRegisterFilter registers a minifilter driver.
FltRegisterForDataScan

The FltRegisterForDataScan routine enables data scanning for the volume attached to the minifilter instance.
FltReissueSynchronousIo

FltReissueSynchronousIo initiates a new synchronous I/O operation that uses the parameters from a previously synchronized I/O operation.
FltReleaseContext

FltReleaseContext decrements the reference count on a context.
FltReleaseContexts

FltReleaseContexts releases each context in a given FLT_RELATED_CONTEXTS structure.
FltReleaseContextsEx

FltReleaseContextsEx releases each context in a given FLT_RELATED_CONTEXTS_EX structure.
FltReleaseFileNameInformation

FltReleaseFileNameInformation releases a file name information structure.
FltReleasePushLock

The FltReleasePushLock routine releases a specified push lock owned by the current thread.
FltReleasePushLockEx

The FltReleasePushLockEx routine releases a specified push lock owned by the current thread.
FltReleaseResource

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FltRemoveExtraCreateParameter

The FltRemoveExtraCreateParameter routine searches an ECP list for an ECP context structure and, if found, detaches it from the ECP list.
FltRemoveOpenReparseEntry

This routine removes an OPEN_REPARSE_LIST_ENTRY structure (added by FltAddOpenReparseEntry) from a create operation.
FltRequestFileInfoOnCreateCompletion

A minifilter calls FltRequestFileInfoOnCreateCompletion during file pre-create to request that the file system stores the specified file information for retrieval upon create complete.
FltRequestOperationStatusCallback

FltRequestOperationStatusCallback returns status information for the given I/O operation.
FltRequestSecurityInfoOnCreateCompletion

A minifilter calls FltRequestSecurityInfoOnCreateCompletion during file pre-create to request that the file system stores the file security information for retrieval upon create complete.
FltRetainSwappedBufferMdlAddress

FltRetainSwappedBufferMdlAddress prevents the Filter Manager from freeing the memory descriptor list (MDL) for a buffer that was swapped in by a minifilter driver.
FltRetrieveFileInfoOnCreateCompletion

FltRetrieveFileInfoOnCreateCompletion retrieves the requested file information during file post create.
FltRetrieveFileInfoOnCreateCompletionEx

FltRetrieveFileInfoOnCreateCompletionEx queries for the specified file information upon file creation completion.
FltRetrieveIoPriorityInfo

The FltRetrieveIoPriorityInfo routine is used by a minifilter driver to retrieve priority information from a thread.
FltReuseCallbackData

The FltReuseCallbackData routine reinitializes a callback data structure so that it can be reused.
FltRollbackComplete

The FltRollbackComplete routine acknowledges a TRANSACTION_NOTIFY_ROLLBACK notification.
FltRollbackEnlistment

The FltRollbackEnlistment routine rolls back or aborts a transaction on behalf of a minifilter driver.
FltSendMessage

FltSendMessage sends a message to a waiting user-mode application on behalf of a minifilter driver or a minifilter driver instance.
FltSetActivityIdCallbackData

The FltSetActivityIdCallbackData routine sets the activity ID for an IRP in a minifilter's callback data.
FltSetCallbackDataDirty

A minifilter driver's preoperation or postoperation callback routine calls FltSetCallbackDataDirty to indicate that it has modified the contents of the callback data structure.
FltSetCancelCompletion

A minifilter driver calls FltSetCancelCompletion to specify a cancel routine to be called if a given I/O operation is canceled.
FltSetEaFile

FltSetEaFile sets extended-attribute (EA) values for a file.
FltSetEcpListIntoCallbackData

The FltSetEcpListIntoCallbackData routine attaches an extra create parameter context structure (ECP) list to a create operation callback-data object.
FltSetFileContext

The FltSetFileContext routine sets a context for a file.
FltSetInformationFile

FltSetInformationFile sets information for a given file.
FltSetInstanceContext

FltSetInstanceContext sets a context for a minifilter driver instance.
FltSetIoPriorityHintIntoCallbackData

The FltSetIoPriorityHintIntoCallbackData routine is used by a minifilter driver to set the I/O priority information in callback data.
FltSetIoPriorityHintIntoFileObject

The FltSetIoPriorityHintIntoFileObject routine is used by a minifilter driver to set the I/O priority information in a file object.
FltSetIoPriorityHintIntoThread

The FltSetIoPriorityHintIntoThread routine is used by a minifilter driver to set the IO priority information in a thread.
FltSetQuotaInformationFile

The FltSetQuotaInformationFile routine modifies quota entries for a file object.
FltSetSecurityObject

FltSetSecurityObject sets an object's security state.
FltSetStreamContext

The FltSetStreamContext routine sets a context for a file stream.
FltSetStreamHandleContext

The FltSetStreamHandleContext routine sets a context for a stream handle.
FltSetTransactionContext

The FltSetTransactionContext routine sets a context on a transaction.
FltSetVolumeContext

FltSetVolumeContext sets a context for a volume.
FltSetVolumeInformation

FltSetVolumeInformation changes various kinds of information about the volume that the given instance is attached to.
FltStartFiltering

FltStartFiltering starts filtering for a registered minifilter driver.
FltSupportsFileContexts

The FltSupportsFileContexts routine determines whether the file system supports file contexts for a given file.
FltSupportsFileContextsEx

The FltSupportsFileContextsEx routine determines whether the file system or the filter manager support file contexts for a given file.
FltSupportsStreamContexts

FltSupportsStreamContexts determines whether stream contexts are supported on a given file object.
FltSupportsStreamHandleContexts

FltSupportsStreamHandleContexts determines whether stream handle contexts are supported on a given file object.
FltTagFile

FltTagFile sets a reparse tag on a file or directory.
FltTagFileEx

FltTagFileEx sets a reparse flag on a file or directory.
FltUninitializeFileLock

The FltUninitializeFileLock routine uninitializes a FILE_LOCK structure.
FltUninitializeOplock

FltUninitializeOplock uninitializes an opportunistic lock (oplock) pointer.
FltUnloadFilter

A minifilter driver that has loaded a supporting minifilter driver by calling FltLoadFilter can unload the minifilter driver by calling FltUnloadFilter.
FltUnregisterFilter

A registered minifilter driver calls FltUnregisterFilter to unregister itself so that the Filter Manager no longer calls it to process I/O operations.
FltUntagFile

FltUntagFile removes a reparse point from a file or directory.
FltVetoBypassIo

Learn more about the FltVetoBypassIO function.
FltWriteFile

Learn more about the FltWriteFile function.
FltWriteFileEx

Learn more about the FltWriteFileEx function.

Callback functions

 
PFLT_COMPLETE_LOCK_CALLBACK_DATA_ROUTINE

A minifilter driver can register a routine of type PFLT_COMPLETE_LOCK_CALLBACK_DATA_ROUTINE as the minifilter driver's CompleteLockCallbackDataRoutine callback routine for a FILE_LOCK structure.
PFLT_COMPLETED_ASYNC_IO_CALLBACK

A minifilter driver that initiates an asynchronous I/O operation can specify a routine of type PFLT_COMPLETED_ASYNC_IO_CALLBACK routine to be called when the operation is completed.
PFLT_CONNECT_NOTIFY

Learn about the PFLT_CONNECT_NOTIFY callback function.
PFLT_CONTEXT_ALLOCATE_CALLBACK

A minifilter driver can register a routine of type PFLT_CONTEXT_ALLOCATE_CALLBACK as the minifilter driver's ContextAllocateCallback routine.
PFLT_CONTEXT_CLEANUP_CALLBACK

A minifilter driver can register a routine of type PFLT_CONTEXT_CLEANUP_CALLBACK as the minifilter driver's ContextCleanupCallback routine.
PFLT_CONTEXT_FREE_CALLBACK

A minifilter can register a routine of type PFLT_CONTEXT_FREE_CALLBACK as the minifilter driver's ContextFreeCallback routine.
PFLT_DISCONNECT_NOTIFY

Learn about the PFLT_DISCONNECT_NOTIFY callback function.
PFLT_FILTER_UNLOAD_CALLBACK

A minifilter driver can register a routine of type PFLT_FILTER_UNLOAD_CALLBACK as the minifilter driver's FilterUnloadCallback routine.
PFLT_GENERATE_FILE_NAME

A minifilter driver that provides file names for the filter manager's name cache can register a routine of type PFLT_GENERATE_FILE_NAME as the minifilter driver's GenerateFileNameCallback routine.
PFLT_GET_OPERATION_STATUS_CALLBACK

A minifilter driver can register a routine of type PFLT_GET_OPERATION_STATUS_CALLBACK as the minifilter driver's OperationStatusCallback routine.
PFLT_INSTANCE_QUERY_TEARDOWN_CALLBACK

A minifilter driver can register a routine of type PFLT_INSTANCE_QUERY_TEARDOWN_CALLBACK as the minifilter driver's InstanceQueryTeardownCallback routine.
PFLT_INSTANCE_SETUP_CALLBACK

A minifilter driver can register a routine of type PFLT_INSTANCE_SETUP_CALLBACK as the minifilter driver's InstanceSetupCallback routine.
PFLT_INSTANCE_TEARDOWN_CALLBACK

A minifilter driver can register two routines of type PFLT_INSTANCE_TEARDOWN_CALLBACK as the minifilter driver's InstanceTeardownStartCallback and InstanceTeardownCompleteCallback routines.
PFLT_MESSAGE_NOTIFY

Learn more about the PFLT_MESSAGE_NOTIFY callback function.
PFLT_NORMALIZE_CONTEXT_CLEANUP

A minifilter driver that provides file names for the filter manager's name cache can register a routine of type PFLT_NORMALIZE_CONTEXT_CLEANUP as the minifilter driver's NormalizeContextCleanupCallback routine.
PFLT_NORMALIZE_NAME_COMPONENT

A minifilter driver that provides file names for the filter manager's name cache can register a routine of type PFLT_NORMALIZE_NAME_COMPONENT as the minifilter driver's NormalizeNameComponentCallback routine.
PFLT_NORMALIZE_NAME_COMPONENT_EX

A minifilter driver that provides file names for the filter manager's name cache can register a routine of type PFLT_NORMALIZE_NAME_COMPONENT_EX as the minifilter driver's NormalizeNameComponentExCallback callback routine.
PFLT_POST_OPERATION_CALLBACK

A minifilter driver can register one or more routines of type PFLT_POST_OPERATION_CALLBACK to perform completion processing for I/O operations.
PFLT_PRE_OPERATION_CALLBACK

A minifilter driver's PFLT_PRE_OPERATION_CALLBACK routine performs pre-operation processing for I/O operations.
PFLT_SECTION_CONFLICT_NOTIFICATION_CALLBACK

A minifilter driver can optionally register a routine of type PFLT_CONTEXT_ALLOCATE_CALLBACK as the minifilter driver's SectionNotificationCallback routine.
PFLT_TRANSACTION_NOTIFICATION_CALLBACK

A minifilter driver can register a routine of type PFLT_TRANSACTION_NOTIFICATION_CALLBACK as its TransactionNotificationCallback routine.

Structures

 
FLT_CALLBACK_DATA

The FLT_CALLBACK_DATA structure represents an I/O operation. The Filter Manager and minifilters use this structure to initiate and process I/O operations.
FLT_CALLBACK_DATA_QUEUE

FLT_CALLBACK_DATA_QUEUE is an opaque structure that is used to specify the callback routines for a minifilter's callback data queue. Do not set the members of this structure directly. Use FltCbdqInitialize to initialize this structure.
FLT_CONTEXT_REGISTRATION

The FLT_CONTEXT_REGISTRATION structure is used to register context types.
FLT_CREATEFILE_TARGET_ECP_CONTEXT

The FLT_CREATEFILE_TARGET_ECP_CONTEXT structure is an extra create parameter (ECP) used to return reparse target information back to the caller of FltCreateFileEx2.
FLT_FILE_NAME_INFORMATION

The FLT_FILE_NAME_INFORMATION structure contains file name information.
FLT_IO_PARAMETER_BLOCK

Learn more about the FLT_IO_PARAMETER_BLOCK structure.
FLT_NAME_CONTROL

A minifilter that provides file names for the Filter Manager's name cache can use the FLT_NAME_CONTROL structure to manage its name buffers.
FLT_OPERATION_REGISTRATION

The FLT_OPERATION_REGISTRATION structure is used to register operation callback routines.
FLT_PARAMETERS

The FLT_PARAMETERS union defines, for a minifilter, the request-type-specific parameters associated with an I/O operation.
FLT_REGISTRATION

The FLT_REGISTRATION structure is passed as a parameter to FltRegisterFilter.
FLT_RELATED_CONTEXTS

The FLT_RELATED_CONTEXTS structure contains a minifilter driver's contexts for the objects associated with an I/O operation.
FLT_RELATED_CONTEXTS_EX

The FLT_RELATED_CONTEXTS_EX structure contains a minifilter driver's contexts for the objects associated with an I/O operation.
FLT_RELATED_OBJECTS

The FLT_RELATED_OBJECTS structure contains opaque pointers for the objects associated with an operation.
FLT_TAG_DATA_BUFFER

The FLT_TAG_DATA_BUFFER structure contains information about a reparse point tag.
FLT_VOLUME_PROPERTIES

The FLT_VOLUME_PROPERTIES structure is passed as a parameter to FltGetVolumeProperties.