PRWIN9106004: Memory Allocation in Enhanced Mode Hang or UAE

ID Number: Q73336

3.00

WINDOWS

buglist3.00 fixlist3.00a

Summary:

PROBLEM ID: WIN9106004

SYMPTOMS

Under certain circumstances, when an application calls the

GlobalAlloc or GlobalReAlloc function, enhanced mode Windows 3.0

hangs or produces an unrecoverable application error (UAE).

CAUSE

The enhanced mode of Windows version 3.0 improperly handles heap

partition marker arenas. Encountering one should signal the end of

a given free-space search.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows version

3.0. This problem was corrected in Windows version 3.00a.

Additional reference words: 3.00 3.00a