Neal Christiansen - Inside File System Filter, part I | Going Deep

Sven Groot
My name has 9 letters. Coincidence? I think not...

Pretty interesting stuff. We need to have more videos like this, digging deep into Windows (or other MS technologies).

It might be a good idea to have a video with someone from the kernel team explaining how the NT kernel works. Not everybody here has read books on that, and I'm sure many people would be interested. Even better, get someone who can really tell us why certain things are designed the way they are, and what the benefits or disadvantages of that design have turned out to be since the conception of NT. This video already does some of that, but it focuses on one area of the kernel. Not that that's really a bad thing, but I just think it'd be a good idea to try and paint the big picture too.

koorb

Excellent video!
Some of the videos don't have much useful content, but this is very educational.

Neal mentions the Crash Analysis reports. Is there any chance of Channel 9 finding-out what happens to those automated reports, and why sometimes stuff is uploaded and other times not?

Charles
Welcome Change

Sven Groot wrote:
Pretty interesting stuff. We need to have more videos like this, digging deep into Windows (or other MS technologies).

It might be a good idea to have a video with someone from the kernel team explaining how the NT kernel works. Not everybody here has read books on that, and I'm sure many people would be interested. Even better, get someone who can really tell us why certain things are designed the way they are, and what the benefits or disadvantages of that design have turned out to be since the conception of NT. This video already does some of that, but it focuses on one area of the kernel. Not that that's really a bad thing, but I just think it'd be a good idea to try and paint the big picture too.

Funny you should mention this, Sven. Smiley

I am going to introduce a new series on Channel 9 in the relatively near future which I'm calling Deep Windows (but that may change). This video is in fact a precursor and your reply gives me even more incentive to make Deep Windows a reality. Also, I will be starting a more speculative and theoretical "interview" series that will include roundtable discussion among very big thinkers here at Microsoft.

It's going to be a deep year on Channel 9.

Going deep,

Charles

EDIT: I'm leaning towards calling the series Going Deep. Yes. That's it.

Charles
Welcome Change

koorb wrote:

Excellent video!
Some of the videos don't have much useful content, but this is very educational.

Neal mentions the Crash Analysis reports. Is there any chance of Channel 9 finding-out what happens to those automated reports, and why sometimes stuff is uploaded and other times not?

Glad you liked the video. There are more Neal vids coming soon.

Perhaps we should interview some of the CA people. Wink

Jarod_24

Great video, Just one question.

If these Filters can now be unloaded at any time, what prevents someone from writing a virus that will unload the antivirus filter?

JamesC

One big vote for Deep Windows here, as well as the roundtable. There are things that I don't know to ask but affect me every day - let's hear it! Keep it up and thanks for the C9 Guy Wink

PS - Will we ever see Bill here?

Jerrold

Compliments to Neal Christiansen on a well communicated overview of file system filters.

Fonze
da Fonz...... aaayyyyeeee

I would be extremely interested in seeing some interviews with people who will talk about the inner workings of windows. I'm focusing on OS's as part of my CS major, and the one thing they don't talk enough about are the inner workings of windows, we study mostly linux =/