using Spin locks in mini filters

NTFSD
1

Is it possible to use spinlocks in mini filters.
actually i have maintained a link list and for deleting or adding a node to
list i need spinlocks

Regards
Rohit

2

Sure. A minifilter is a true kernel driver. Be careful of the IRQL of
spinlocks (must be non-paged).

Ken

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Is it possible to use spinlocks in mini filters.
actually i have maintained a link list and for deleting or adding a node to
list i need spinlocks

Regards
Rohit
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3

Why not?

Maxim Shatskih, Windows DDK MVP
StorageCraft Corporation
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Subject: [ntfsd] using Spin locks in mini filters

> Is it possible to use spinlocks in mini filters.
> actually i have maintained a link list and for deleting or adding a node to
> list i need spinlocks
>
> Regards
> Rohit
>
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