A system-managed queue from which entries of a fixed size can be allocated and into which entries can be deallocated dynamically. Callers of the Ex(ecutive) Support lookaside list routines can use a lookaside list to manage any dynamically sized set of fixed-size buffers or structures with caller-determined contents.
For example, the I/O Manager uses a lookaside for fast allocation and deallocation of IRPs and MDLs. As another example, some of the system-supplied SCSI class drivers use lookaside lists to allocate and release memory for SRBs.