WDF and user mode file system driver like Dokan

NTFSD
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I don’t know anything about WDF yet.

I’d like to make a user mode network redirector like Dokan or CBFS.
http://dokan-dev.net/en/
http://www.eldos.com/cbfs/

If I choose WDF, will it be a good choice?
How will you do, if you were me.

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No WDF is not a good choice, a file system must respond to a number of
requests that are not directly supported by KMDF or UMDF. You are going
to need to develop a full file system with communication to user space.
This is a very large job, expect several man-years of work to have
something useable.

Don Burn (MVP, Windows DKD)
Windows Filesystem and Driver Consulting
Website: http://www.windrvr.com
Blog: http://msmvps.com/blogs/WinDrvr

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> I don’t know anything about WDF yet.
>
> I’d like to make a user mode network redirector like Dokan or CBFS.
> http://dokan-dev.net/en/
> http://www.eldos.com/cbfs/
>
> If I choose WDF, will it be a good choice?
> How will you do, if you were me.

3

Thanks Don Burn. I’ve decided.
I saw your name in a WDF book, by the way. Nice to meet you. :slight_smile: