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+==============================================================
+= =
+= NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND =
+= =
+==============================================================
+Below are some of Alex's notes on the mysterious LPC Subsystem
+
+=========================
+1. Sizes, sizes, sizes...
+=========================
+
+There are four imporant LPC Sizes to keep in mind. Try to understand them:
+
+/*
+ * This determines the absolute maximum message size (0x100 bytes). For
+ * larger values, use a section-backed message.
+ */
+#define PORT_MAXIMUM_MESSAGE_LENGTH 256
+
+/*
+ * This determines the maximum length of an LPC request. It is the largest
+ * amount of bytes that an LPC request can take. To calculate this, assume
+ * that this is a CONNECTION_REQUEST message, which includes the additionnal
+ * LPCP_CONNECTION_MESSAGE structure as well. Therefore, we add the kernel LPC,
+ * header, the maximum port size and the size of the connection request
+ * structure. This gives a value of 0x15C. However, one must note that NT
+ * allocates the Lookaside List using a 16-byte aligned value, making this
+ * number 0x160.
+ */
+#define LPCP_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE ROUND_UP(PORT_MAXIMUM_MESSAGE_LENGTH + \
+ sizeof(LPCP_MESSAGE) + \
+ sizeof(LPCP_CONNECTION_MESSAGE), 16)
+
+/*
+ * Now, for an actual LPC Request size, we remove the kernel LPC header, which
+ * yields the size of the actual LPC Data that follows the Header, making this
+ * number 0x148.
+ */
+#define LPC_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH (LPCP_MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE - \
+ FIELD_OFFSET(LPCP_MESSAGE, Request))
+
+/*
+ * Finally, we'll calculate the maximum size of the Connection Info, giving us
+ * 0x104
+ */
+#define LPC_MAX_DATA_LENGTH (LPC_MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH - \
+ sizeof(PORT_MESSAGE) - \
+ sizeof(LPCP_CONNECTION_MESSAGE))
+
+==========================
+2. Structures
+==========================
+SOON. TODO.
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