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IoCreateDisk function (ntddk.h)

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The IoCreateDisk routine initializes a raw disk by creating a new partition table.

Syntax

NTSTATUS IoCreateDisk(
  [in]           PDEVICE_OBJECT DeviceObject,
  [in, optional] _CREATE_DISK   *Disk
);

Parameters

[in] DeviceObject

Specifies the DEVICE_OBJECT for the raw disk.

[in, optional] Disk

Pointer to a CREATE_DISK structure that specifies the type and parameters for the partition table. If Disk is NULL, the routine deletes the partition table on the disk.

Return value

Returns STATUS_SUCCESS on success, or the appropriate error code on failure.

Remarks

IoCreateDisk must only be used by disk drivers. Other drivers should use the IOCTL_DISK_CREATE_DISK I/O request instead.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client This routine is only available on Windows XP and later.
Target Platform Universal
Header ntddk.h (include Ntddk.h)
Library NtosKrnl.lib
DLL NtosKrnl.exe

See also

CREATE_DISK

IOCTL_DISK_CREATE_DISK