| A print driver called TerminateThread |
Application Verifier break message
A print driver called TerminateThread
Probable cause
A print driver called TerminateThread, which is used to cause a thread to exit. When this occurs, the target thread has no chance to execute any user-mode code.
Troubleshooting steps
Use the k debugger command to dump the stack trace and identify the routine that called TerminateThread.
Information displayed by Application Verifier
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Additional information
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When TerminateThread is called, DLLs that are attached to a thread are not notified that the thread is terminating. The system frees the thread's initial stack. TerminateThread is a dangerous function that should be used only in the most extreme cases. TerminateThread can result in the following problems:
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If the target thread owns a critical section, the critical section will not be released.
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If the target thread is allocating memory from the heap, the heap lock will not be released.
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If the target thread is executing certain kernel32 calls when it is terminated, the kernel32 state for the thread's process could be inconsistent.
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If the target thread is manipulating the global state of a shared DLL, the state of the DLL could be destroyed, which would affect other users of the DLL.