diff --git a/doc/install_libvirt.rst b/doc/install_libvirt.rst
index 05b543ba..afeb4c38 100644
--- a/doc/install_libvirt.rst
+++ b/doc/install_libvirt.rst
@@ -13,16 +13,17 @@ is strongly recommended, but the IDD can start in software mode without one.
 Determining memory
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-Calculate the base IVSHMEM requirement as:
+Calculate the IVSHMEM requirement as:
 
 .. math::
 
-  \text{BASE SIZE} =
+  \text{REQUIRED BYTES} =
   \left(\left\lceil\frac{\text{WIDTH} \times 4}{256}\right\rceil
   \times 256\right) \times \text{HEIGHT} \times 3
+  + (4 \times 1024 \times 1024)
 
-Additional shared memory is required for protocol metadata and alignment. The
-values below include that requirement and are rounded up to a power of two.
+Convert the result to MiB and round it up to the next power of two. The common
+values below have already been rounded.
 
 If a configured mode does not fit, the IDD omits it from the Windows mode list.
 If a client-requested dynamic resolution does not fit, the helper refuses it
@@ -40,15 +41,15 @@ not publish a truncated frame.
    * - Maximum resolution
      - Total IVSHMEM size (MiB)
    * - 1920x1080 (1080p)
-     - 64
+     - 32
    * - 1920x1200
-     - 64
+     - 32
    * - 2560x1440 (1440p)
-     - 128
+     - 64
    * - 3440x1440
-     - 128
+     - 64
    * - 3840x2160 (4K)
-     - 256
+     - 128
    * - 5120x1440
      - 128
    * - 5120x2880 (5K)
diff --git a/idd/LGIdd/transport/lgmp/CLGMPControl.cpp b/idd/LGIdd/transport/lgmp/CLGMPControl.cpp
index e3384376..7a4305c0 100644
--- a/idd/LGIdd/transport/lgmp/CLGMPControl.cpp
+++ b/idd/LGIdd/transport/lgmp/CLGMPControl.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 static const uint32_t MAX_POINTER_SIZE =
   (uint32_t)(sizeof(KVMFRCursor) + (512 * 512 * 4));
+static const uint32_t POINTER_POSITION_SIZE =
+  (uint32_t)sizeof(KVMFRCursor);
 
 static const struct LGMPQueueConfig POINTER_QUEUE_CONFIG =
 {
@@ -58,13 +60,13 @@ bool CLGMPControl::Initialize()
   for (int i = 0; i < LGMP_Q_POINTER_LEN; ++i)
   {
     if ((status = m_host.Allocate(
-        MAX_POINTER_SIZE, &m_pointerMemory[i])) != LGMP_OK)
+        POINTER_POSITION_SIZE, &m_pointerMemory[i])) != LGMP_OK)
     {
       DEBUG_ERROR("lgmpHostMemAlloc Failed (Pointer): %s",
         lgmpStatusString(status));
       return false;
     }
-    memset(lgmpHostMemPtr(m_pointerMemory[i]), 0, MAX_POINTER_SIZE);
+    memset(lgmpHostMemPtr(m_pointerMemory[i]), 0, POINTER_POSITION_SIZE);
   }
 
   for (int i = 0; i < POINTER_SHAPE_BUFFERS; ++i)