Deadlocks When Using Asynchronous Named Pipes

ID: Q121822

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5
Microsoft SNA Server, versions 2.0, 2.1
on the following platforms: NT

SYMPTOMS

When Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5 are stressed by asynchronous named pipes, such as by Microsoft SNA Server for Windows NT, the Windows NT redirector (RDR.SYS) doesn't create enough worker threads fast enough and system deadlock occurs.

CAUSE

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT Workstation and Windows NT Server version 3.5. This problem was corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT version 3.5. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base (without the spaces):

S E R V P A C K

Additional query words: prodnt prodsna

Keywords : NTInterop
Version : WINDOWS:2.0,2.1; winnt:3.5
Platform : WINDOWS winnt
Issue type :