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Q85329: BUG: GlobalPageLock() Moves Memory Fixed by GlobalFix()

Article: Q85329
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 06-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) 3.1 
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SYMPTOMS
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When an application calls the GlobalPageLock() function specifying the handle to
a block of memory that has been fixed in place by the GlobalFix() function, the
address of the memory block can change.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in Windows version 3.1. We are
researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft
Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION
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The following steps demonstrate this problem:

1. Allocate a block of movable memory using the GlobalAlloc() function.

2. Fix the address of the memory block using the GlobalFix() function.

3. Increment the memory block's page-lock count using the GlobalPageLock()
  function.

The address of the memory block should not change between step 2 and step 3
above.

Additional query words: buglist3.10 3.10

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK310
Version           : WINDOWS:3.1

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