How to Allocate Non-Cached Memory for an NDIS Driver

ID: Q124079

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Win32 Device Driver Kit (DDK) for Windows NT, versions 3.1, 3.5, 3.51

An NDIS driver making a call to NdisAllocateMemory faces certain restrictions when attempting to allocate non-cached memory. To safely allocate non-cached memory, you need to make the call at the IRQL < PASSIVE_LEVEL. In the NDIS environment, you can only be assured that your driver is running at this level in the initialization code. Therefore, if you anticipate the need for using non-cached memory during the execution of your driver code, make the call to NdisAllocateMemory in the initialization code.

Additional query words: 3.10 3.50

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