FltGetVolumeFromFileObject - NtDoc

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// fltkernel.h

NTSTATUS FLTAPI FltGetVolumeFromFileObject(
  [in]  PFLT_FILTER  Filter,
  [in]  PFILE_OBJECT FileObject,
  [out] PFLT_VOLUME  *RetVolume
);

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Windows Driver Kit DDI reference (nf-fltkernel-fltgetvolumefromfileobject)

FltGetVolumeFromFileObject function

Description

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

Parameters

Filter [in]

Opaque filter pointer for the caller. This parameter is required and cannot be NULL.

FileObject [in]

File object pointer for a file stream that resides on the volume.

RetVolume [out]

Pointer to a caller-allocated variable that receives an opaque pointer for the volume. This parameter is required and cannot be NULL.

Return value

FltGetVolumeFromFileObject returns STATUS_SUCCESS or an appropriate NTSTATUS value, such as one of the following:

Return code Description
STATUS_FLT_DELETING_OBJECT The volume is being torn down. This is an error code.
STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER No matching volume was found. This is an error code.

Remarks

FltGetVolumeFromFileObject adds a rundown reference to the opaque volume pointer returned in the RetVolume parameter. When this pointer is no longer needed, the caller must release it by calling FltObjectDereference. Thus every successful call to FltGetVolumeFromFileObject must be matched by a subsequent call to FltObjectDereference.

To get a pointer to the device object for a given volume, call FltGetDeviceObject.

See also

FltGetDeviceObject

FltGetDiskDeviceObject

FltGetVolumeFromDeviceObject

FltObjectDereference