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FltSetInformationFile function

FltSetInformationFile sets information for a given file.

Syntax


NTSTATUS FltSetInformationFile(
  _In_  PFLT_INSTANCE Instance,
  _In_  PFILE_OBJECT FileObject,
  _In_  PVOID FileInformation,
  _In_  ULONG Length,
  _In_  FILE_INFORMATION_CLASS FileInformationClass
);

Parameters

Instance [in]

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

FileObject [in]

File object pointer for the file. This parameter is required and cannot be NULL.

FileInformation [in]

Pointer to a caller-allocated buffer that contains information to be set for the file. The FileInformationClass parameter specifies the type of information. This parameter is required and cannot be NULL.

Length [in]

Size, in bytes, of the FileInformation buffer.

FileInformationClass [in]

Specifies the type of information to be set for the file. The following values are defined.

Value	Meaning
FileAllocationInformation	Set FILE_ALLOCATION_INFORMATION for the file.
FileBasicInformation	Set FILE_BASIC_INFORMATION for the file.
FileDispositionInformation	Set FILE_DISPOSITION_INFORMATION for the file.
FileEndOfFileInformation	Set FILE_END_OF_FILE_INFORMATION for the file.
FileLinkInformation	Set FILE_LINK_INFORMATION for the file.
FilePositionInformation	Set FILE_POSITION_INFORMATION for the file.
FileRenameInformation	Set FILE_RENAME_INFORMATION for the file. For more information about file renaming, see the following Remarks section.
FileValidDataLengthInformation	Set FILE_VALID_DATA_LENGTH_INFORMATION for the file.

Return value

FltSetInformationFile returns STATUS_SUCCESS or an appropriate NTSTATUS value.

Remarks

A minifilter driver calls FltSetInformationFile to set information for a given file. The file must currently be open.

A file rename operation imposes the following restriction on the parameter values passed to FltSetInformationFile: As noted in the reference entry for FILE_RENAME_INFORMATION, a file or directory can only be renamed within a volume. In other words, a rename operation cannot cause a file or directory to be moved to a different volume. Unlike ZwSetInformationFile, FltSetInformationFile does not validate the contents of the FILE_RENAME_INFORMATION structure. Thus the caller of FltSetInformationFile is responsible for ensuring that the new name for the file or directory is on the same volume as the old name.

Minifilter drivers must use FltSetInformationFile , not ZwSetInformationFile, to rename a file.

Requirements