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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsAdrian Marinescu, David B Probert
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The present invention is directed to improving the usage of kernel mode memory in computing environments. The invention is useful in offsetting the effects of abandonment of kernel mode memory objects. Objects in kernel mode memory space are identified and a determination is made whether all references to particular kernel objects are known by examining an object container referring to each kernel object. If all references to a kernel object are known, a determination is made whether the kernel object should be classified as a moveable object. Kernel objects classified as movable are retrievably moved to a new memory location and all references to the kernel object are updated to the new memory location. Retrievably moving kernel objects allows abandoned kernel objects to be readily detected.
A method of optimizing kernel mode memory space by managing kernel objects in a computing environment, the method comprising:
A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for optimizing kernel mode space by managing kernel objects in a computing environment by:
A computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions for managing kernel mode memory by relocating kernel objects to new locations by:
A computer-readable medium containing computer-executable instructions for detecting abandoned kernel objects in a computing environment by:
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