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nonpaged pool
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Nonpaged pool memory leaks in Windows can cause system instability and lockups. Common culprits include WFP callout drivers, the NSI service in svchost.exe, and storage controller operations using the Storport.sys driver. Poolmon tool often identifies Irp tag as the source. These issues have been documented in Windows Vista, 7, Server 2008 R2, and later versions. Troubleshooting typically involves driver updates or applying specific hotfixes from Microsoft.
I have a serious memory leak in nonpaged pool, which happen to be Irp packets. Here is the whole story.
The system is Win7 Ultimate x64 which I primarily use to host some VirtualBox VMs. Around beginning of May I noticed that the box started to lock up and it was rock solid for almost a year...
Fixes a memory issue in which a nonpaged pool leak occurs when you disable and then enable a storage controller that uses the Storport.sys driver.
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