The Old New Thing

What does the SizeOfImage mean in the MODULEINFO structure?

October 15, 2021 Oct 15, 2021 10/15/21

Raymond Chen

It's the size in terms of mapped address space when loaded.

Why does GetModuleInfo fail to produce an entry point for executables?

October 14, 2021 Oct 14, 2021 10/14/21

Raymond Chen

Because it's getting the information from the loader, who has no use for such things.

Local variables are different from parameters in C++ coroutines

October 13, 2021 Oct 13, 2021 10/13/21

Raymond Chen

You tend to think of them the same, but they destruct differently.

Is there a way that my macro can detect that it’s running in a C++ coroutine?

October 11, 2021 Oct 11, 2021 10/11/21

Raymond Chen

You are part of the decision.

What can I do about timer build-up when waiting for COM outbound calls to complete?

October 8, 2021 Oct 8, 2021 10/8/21

Raymond Chen

You'll have to drain them out yourself.

Debugging coroutine handles: The Microsoft Visual C++ compiler, clang, and gcc

October 7, 2021 Oct 7, 2021 10/7/21

Raymond Chen

Peeking behind the curtain.

Some lesser-known powers of std::optional

October 4, 2021 Oct 4, 2021 10/4/21

Raymond Chen

Things it does that you may not know about.