BUG: GP Fault in SHW0.DLL When Starting to Debug |
Q114079
1.00 1.50 WINDOWS kbtool kbbuglist kbfixlist ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - The Microsoft C/C++ Compiler (CL.EXE), included with: Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows version 1.0 - The Visual Workbench, included with: Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0 and 1.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SYMPTOMS ======== When starting an application for debugging in CodeView for Windows or in the Visual WorkBench debugger, a General Protection Fault occurs in SHW0.DLL at 0001:83BA. CAUSE ===== This is actually the result of two bugs, one in the Microsoft C/C++ compiler, version 8.0, and one in the debuggers (CodeView for Windows and the Visual WorkBench debugger). The compiler bug occurs when using the #pragma code_seg preprocessor directive to specify more than one segment in a single source file. C/C++ for MS-DOS version 8.0 will generate incorrect CodeView line- number information when the object module is compiled with the optimizing compiler (/f-). The sample code shown below illustrates this problem. The problem with the debuggers occurs when an application, either an executable or a dynamic link library, has greater than 64K of type information. CodeView for Windows versions 4.0, 4.01, 4.05, and 4.10 and the Visual Workbench debugger versions 1.0 and 1.5 will cause a General Protection Fault when loading the types table. RESOLUTION ========== Since this is a two-part problem, it requires a two-part resolution. The proper line number information can be generated by using the fast compiler. Use of the fast compiler can be forced by specifying the /f compiler switch. The debugger memory allocation bug can be worked around by reducing the amount of type information. Microsoft Knowledge Base article Q112335 deals with a similar problem which causes CVPack to generate a CK4009 error. This article also details methods for reducing the amount of type information. STATUS ====== Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. The compiler problem was corrected in C/C++ Compiler version 8.0c, which is included with Visual C++ for Windows, version 1.5. Microsoft is researching the debugger problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. Sample Code ----------- /* Compile options needed: /c /Od /f- /AL /Zd */ #include #pragma code_seg("test_seg") void func(void) { printf("This is func().\n"); } #pragma code_seg("test_seg1") void func1(void) { _asm nop printf("This is func1().\n"); } #pragma code_seg("test_seg2") void func2(void) { printf("This is func2().\n"); } Additional reference words: 8.00 1.00 1.50 4.00 4.01 4.05 4.10 KBCategory: kbtool kbbuglist kbfixlist KBSubcategory: TlsMisc
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Last Reviewed: July 23, 1997 |
