POSIX-Based Program May Leak Private Bytes and Non Paged Pool Bytes Calling Fork () (252193)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
This article was previously published under Q252193 SYMPTOMS
A POSIX-based program may leak Private Bytes and Non Paged Pool Bytes if the parent process uses the fork() function.
CAUSE
This problem can occur if the computer was not properly decrementing the process's Pool and Non-Paged Pool quota when the child process exited.
RESOLUTIONA supported fix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to computers that are experiencing this specific problem. To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site: NOTE: In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
Date Time Size File name
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11/30/99 02:45p 952,960 Ntkrnlmp.exe
11/30/99 02:44p 932,736 Ntoskrnl.exe
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. MORE INFORMATIONThe third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 9/26/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kb3rdparty kbbug kbenv kbfix KB252193 |
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