Non-Paged Pool Memory Leak in COMX Pool TagArticle ID: Q185211 The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSWhen you run a service or an application that uses the COM ports or Serial.sys, Windows NT Server may stop responding (hang) and the following system event appears in the Event Viewer: Event ID: 2019
Description: The server was unable to allocate from the system
nonpaged pool because the pool was empty.
CAUSEThe computer running Windows NT Server is running out of nonpaged pool memory. This happens because Serial.sys is allocating memory that is never released. This problem can happen when you share IRQs with COM port devices. STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 4.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available. Additional query words: serial hung leak Keywords : kbbug4.00 NTSrv Version : WinNT:4.0 Platform : winnt Hardware : x86 Issue type : kbbug Solution Type : kbpending |
Last Reviewed: February 7, 1999 |
