Problem Note 70773: The IML procedure incorrectly stops processing and issues a memory error
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PROC IML might stop processing and issue the following error even if sufficient memory is available:
ERROR: Unable to allocate sufficient memory.
This issue can occur when processing a matrix whose size is a multiple of 16GB.
Click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/IML | z/OS | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise 32-bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 32-bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8 Pro x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro 32-bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 10 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows 11 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Std | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Std | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| HP-UX IPF | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Linux for x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
| Solaris for x64 | 15.2 | 9.4 TS1M7 | ||||
A fix for this issue for SAS/IML 15.3 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/N4R.html#70773A fix for this issue for SAS/IML 15.2 is available at:
https://tshf.sas.com/techsup/download/hotfix/HF2/N4Q.html#70773
If a matrix size is a multiple of 16GB, PROC IML might issue a memory error.
| Type: | Problem Note |
| Priority: | high |
| Topic: | Analytics ==> Matrix Programming SAS Reference ==> Procedures ==> IML |
| Date Modified: | 2024-05-06 10:10:28 |
| Date Created: | 2024-04-24 09:22:05 |