Anatomy of a Windows stack trace

Module List

ModLoad: 00400000 00060000 C:\\BOINCSRC\\Main\\boinc_samples\\win_build\\Release\\uppercase_5.10_windows_intelx86.exe (PDB Symbols Loaded)
ModLoad: 7c800000 000c0000 C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\ntdll.dll (5.2.3790.1830) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 5.2.3790.1830
      
BOINC Windows Runtime Debugger Version 5.5.0

Dump Timestamp    : 04/16/06 23:41:39
Debugger Engine   : 4.0.5.0
Symbol Search Path: C:\BOINCSRC\Main\boinc_samples\win_build\Release;
C:\BOINCSRC\Main\boinc_samples\win_build\Release;
srv*c:\windows\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols;
srv*C:\DOCUME~1\romw\LOCALS~1\Temp\symbols*http://boinc.berkeley.edu/symstore


ModLoad: 00400000 00060000 C:\BOINCSRC\Main\boinc_samples\win_build\Release\uppercase_5.10_windows_intelx86.exe (PDB Symbols Loaded)
ModLoad: 7c800000 000c0000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntdll.dll (5.2.3790.1830) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 5.2.3790.1830

ModLoad: 77e40000 00102000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\kernel32.dll (5.2.3790.1830) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 5.2.3790.1830

ModLoad: 5e8d0000 000ce000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\OPENGL32.dll (5.2.3790.1830) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 5.2.3790.1830

ModLoad: 77ba0000 0005a000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\msvcrt.dll (7.0.3790.1830) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 7.0.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 7.0.3790.1830

ModLoad: 77f50000 0009c000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ADVAPI32.dll (5.2.3790.1830) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 5.2.3790.1830

ModLoad: 77c50000 0009f000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\RPCRT4.dll (5.2.3790.1830) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 5.2.3790.1830

ModLoad: 77c00000 00048000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\GDI32.dll (5.2.3790.2606) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 5.2.3790.2606 (srv03_sp1_gdr.051230-1233)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 5.2.3790.2606

ModLoad: 77380000 00092000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\USER32.dll (5.2.3790.1830) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 5.2.3790.1830

ModLoad: 68720000 00020000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\GLU32.dll (5.2.3790.1830) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 5.2.3790.1830

ModLoad: 73860000 0004c000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\DDRAW.dll (5.3.3790.1830) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 5.3.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft(R) Windows(R) Operating System
    Product Version: 5.3.3790.1830

ModLoad: 73b30000 00006000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\DCIMAN32.dll (5.2.3790.0) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 5.2.3790.0 (srv03_rtm.030324-2048)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 5.2.3790.0

ModLoad: 76aa0000 0002d000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\WINMM.dll (5.2.3790.1830) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 5.2.3790.1830

ModLoad: 71b70000 00036000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\uxtheme.dll (6.0.3790.1830) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 6.00.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 6.00.3790.1830

ModLoad: 4b8d0000 00051000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\MSCTF.dll (5.2.3790.1830) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 5.2.3790.1830

ModLoad: 69500000 004f3000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvoglnt.dll (6.14.10.7801) (-exported- Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 6.14.10.7801
    Company Name   : NVIDIA Corporation
    Product Name   : NVIDIA Compatible OpenGL ICD
    Product Version: 6.14.10.7801

ModLoad: 02e50000 00006000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\ctagent.dll (1.0.0.11) (-exported- Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 1, 0, 0, 11
    Company Name   : Creative Technology Ltd
    Product Name   :   ctagent
    Product Version: 1, 0, 0, 11

ModLoad: 60970000 0000a000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\mslbui.dll (5.2.3790.1830) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 5.2.3790.1830

ModLoad: 03030000 00118000 C:\BOINCSRC\Main\boinc_samples\win_build\Release\dbghelp.dll (6.5.3.7) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 6.5.0003.7 (vbl_core_fbrel(jshay).050527-1915)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Debugging Tools for Windows(R)
    Product Version: 6.5.0003.7

ModLoad: 03250000 00046000 C:\BOINCSRC\Main\boinc_samples\win_build\Release\symsrv.dll (6.5.3.8) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 6.5.0003.8 (vbl_core_fbrel(jshay).050527-1915)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Debugging Tools for Windows(R)
    Product Version: 6.5.0003.8

ModLoad: 032a0000 00031000 C:\BOINCSRC\Main\boinc_samples\win_build\Release\srcsrv.dll (6.5.3.7) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 6.5.0003.7 (vbl_core_fbrel(jshay).050527-1915)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Debugging Tools for Windows(R)
    Product Version: 6.5.0003.7

ModLoad: 77b90000 00008000 C:\WINDOWS\system32\version.dll (5.2.3790.1830) (PDB Symbols Loaded)
    File Version   : 5.2.3790.1830 (srv03_sp1_rtm.050324-1447)
    Company Name   : Microsoft Corporation
    Product Name   : Microsoft® Windows® Operating System
    Product Version: 5.2.3790.1830



*** UNHANDLED EXCEPTION ****
Reason: Breakpoint Encountered (0x80000003) at address 0x7C822583

*** Dump of the Worker(offending) thread: ***
eax=00000000 ebx=00000000 ecx=77e4245b edx=7c82ed54 esi=77e424a8 edi=00454f20
eip=7c822583 esp=00a1fd64 ebp=00a1ffb4
cs=001b  ss=0023  ds=0023  es=0023  fs=003b  gs=0000             efl=00000246

ChildEBP RetAddr  Args to Child
00a1fd60 0040203b 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000001 ntdll!_DbgBreakPoint@0+0x0 FPO: [0,0,0] 
00a1ffb4 004239ce 77e66063 00000000 00000000 00000000 uppercase_5.10_windows_intelx86!worker+0x0 (c:\boincsrc\main\boinc_samples\uppercase\upper_case.c:174) 
00a1ffb8 77e66063 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 uppercase_5.10_windows_intelx86!foobar+0x0 (c:\boincsrc\main\boinc\api\graphics_impl.c:75) FPO: [1,0,0] 
00a1ffec 00000000 004239c0 00000000 00000000 00000000 kernel32!_BaseThreadStart@8+0x0 (c:\boincsrc\main\boinc\api\graphics_impl.c:75) 

*** Dump of the Timer thread: ***
eax=0002625a ebx=00000000 ecx=00000000 edx=00b1feb0 esi=00000001 edi=00000000
eip=7c82ed54 esp=00b1ff0c ebp=00b1ffb8
cs=001b  ss=0023  ds=0023  es=0023  fs=003b  gs=0000             efl=00000246

ChildEBP RetAddr  Args to Child
00b1ff08 7c822114 76aba0d3 00000002 00b1ff70 00000001 ntdll!_KiFastSystemCallRet@0+0x0 FPO: [0,0,0] 
00b1ff0c 76aba0d3 00000002 00b1ff70 00000001 00000001 ntdll!_NtWaitForMultipleObjects@20+0x0 FPO: [5,0,0] 
00b1ffb8 77e66063 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 WINMM!_timeThread@4+0x0 
00b1ffec 00000000 76aba099 00000000 00000000 49474542 kernel32!_BaseThreadStart@8+0x0 

*** Dump of the Graphics thread: ***
eax=00000000 ebx=7738e3f7 ecx=00000000 edx=00000000 esi=0012fc00 edi=7739ca9d
eip=7c82ed54 esp=0012fbb4 ebp=0012fbd8
cs=001b  ss=0023  ds=0023  es=0023  fs=003b  gs=0000             efl=00000246

ChildEBP RetAddr  Args to Child
0012fbb0 7739c78d 77392f3a 0012fc00 00000000 00000000 ntdll!_KiFastSystemCallRet@0+0x0 FPO: [0,0,0] 
0012fbd8 00424c3f 0012fc00 00000000 00000000 00000000 USER32!_NtUserGetMessage@16+0x0 
0012fcb0 00423ca3 00000001 00000001 00000001 00000001 uppercase_5.10_windows_intelx86!win_graphics_event_loop+0x14 (c:\boincsrc\main\boinc\api\windows_opengl.c:571) FPO: [0,46,0] 
0012fcd0 004220eb 00401078 0045c3b0 0040233c 00401078 uppercase_5.10_windows_intelx86!boinc_init_graphics_impl+0x30 (c:\boincsrc\main\boinc\api\graphics_impl.c:84) FPO: [2,7,0] 
0012fcdc 0040233c 00401078 00454f00 004483a4 00000002 uppercase_5.10_windows_intelx86!boinc_init_graphics+0x4b (c:\boincsrc\main\boinc\api\graphics_api.c:45) FPO: [1,0,0] 
0012fcf4 004023b1 00000002 0012fd0c 00142550 0012fd0c uppercase_5.10_windows_intelx86!main+0xa (c:\boincsrc\main\boinc_samples\uppercase\upper_case.c:233) FPO: [2,0,0] 
0012fe98 004035b4 00400000 00000000 001425a7 00000001 uppercase_5.10_windows_intelx86!WinMain+0x0 (c:\boincsrc\main\boinc_samples\uppercase\upper_case.c:110) FPO: [4,100,0] 
0012ffc0 77e523cd 00000000 00000000 7ffd9000 8707adb0 uppercase_5.10_windows_intelx86!WinMainCRTStartup+0x1d (f:\vs70builds\3077\vc\crtbld\crt\src\crt0.c:251) 
0012fff0 00000000 00403430 00000000 78746341 00000020 kernel32!_BaseProcessStart@4+0x0 (f:\vs70builds\3077\vc\crtbld\crt\src\crt0.c:251) 

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