PRB: Threads Consume Virtual Memory Quicker on Windows CE 2.1

ID: Q192537

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows CE 2.10 Enhancement Pack for Windows CE Embedded Toolkit for Visual C++ 5.0
Microsoft Windows CE Embedded Toolkit for Visual C++ 5.0
Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual C++

SYMPTOMS

Applications or libraries that create multiple threads and worked under Windows CE 2.0 may encounter out-of-memory conditions when run under Windows CE version 2.1.

CAUSE

Windows CE 2.1 now uses the stack reserve field in the program executable header. The Visual C++ linker default reserve is 1 MB.

RESOLUTION

Use the /STACK switch in the linker settings, or the module definition file STACKSIZE directive, to specify a lower default stack reserve.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Previous versions of Windows CE did not use the stack reserve field in the program executable header. Even though the linker default reserve was 1 MB, the operating system ignored this field, and used a predefined lower value. In Windows CE 2.1, this field is now used and may result in virtual memory being consumed quicker than anticipated. To circumvent this behavior, just add the /STACK switch to the linker settings with a more reasonable reserve value, such as


   /STACK:65536

or use the STACKSIZE directive in a module definition file:


   STACKSIZE 65536

The stack commit parameter for these switches is not currently used by the Windows CE operating system.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbOAK kbVC500 kbWinCE210
Version : WINDOWS:
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb