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Date:	Sat, 09 Aug 2003 19:52:54 +0200
From:	Yorick Koster <y DOT koster AT itsec-ss DOT nl>
Subject:	Re: Information regarding problem when Windows cannot re-use PID
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Christopher Faylor wrote:

>On Sat, Aug 09, 2003 at 07:40:57PM +0200, Yorick Koster wrote:
>  
>
>>Rogier & I have been busy trying to isolate the memory leak problem we 
>>have encountered on Win2k machines. A lot of people on this list have 
>>suggested this is in fact a Win2k problem. We have indeed verified this 
>>is indeed not a CygWin issue, but I am not totally convinced this is a 
>>Windows problem. The following command can be used to reproduce the leak:
>>
>>FOR /L %a IN (1,1,65535) DO echo exit | cmd
>>    
>>
>The above would certainly rule out cygwin then since there isn't any cygwin
>component.
>
>Does RAMpage "fix" this problem, assuming you can even run it?  If so,
>that would indicate a memory fragmentation problem rather than a lack
>of memory problem.
>  
>
We have not yet looked at RAMpage. Our main focus was solving the 
problem, not to find a workaround. I'll also try this monday.

Yorick


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