developing a mini-redirector with RDBSS

NTFSD
1

Hi,

I have been following the ‘minifilter’ discussion and have the same questions about the mini-redirector:

  • What are people’s experiences in developing a redirector, what are the advantages/disadvantages to using RDBSS.
  • In the minifilter discussion in was mentioned that Microsoft may stop support of legacy filters, can they do the same to redirectors that are not using RDBSS.

Thanks,
Sara

2

RDBSS has been around for a long time (NT4 IIRC) and I have never heard a
claim that they would force its use. I have work on a redirector that used
it and one that used the OSR file system kit. Personally I would choose the
OSR file anyday.

–
Don Burn (MVP, Windows DDK)
Windows 2k/XP/2k3 Filesystem and Driver Consulting
Website: http://www.windrvr.com
Blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/WinDrvr
Remove StopSpam to reply

wrote in message news:xxxxx@ntfsd…
> Hi,
>
> I have been following the ‘minifilter’ discussion and have the same
> questions about the mini-redirector:
>
> - What are people’s experiences in developing a redirector, what are the
> advantages/disadvantages to using RDBSS.
> - In the minifilter discussion in was mentioned that Microsoft may stop
> support of legacy filters, can they do the same to redirectors that are
> not using RDBSS.
>
> Thanks,
> Sara
>