FIX: MmFreeContiguousMemory() Might Produce Error Message (268472)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
This article was previously published under Q268472

SYMPTOMS

On a checked-build system, with the MmFreeContiguousMemory function, while freeing large allocation of memory, the following error message may appear in the kernel-mode debugger:
POOL:unable to find big page slot ffb55000
POOL: Unable to find tracker 20474942, table corrupted

CAUSE

This error message is caused by a bug in the pool tracking code of the memory manager.

RESOLUTION

This error message does not indicate any memory corruption or system failure, and therefore can be safely ignored.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This bug is fixed in Windows 2000.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:11/18/2004
Keywords:kbbug kbfix kbKMode KB268472
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