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diff --git a/doc/debugging/mem-alloc-list.md b/doc/debugging/mem-alloc-list.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..1c68e65d323 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/debugging/mem-alloc-list.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +## Viewing Memory Allocations + +While statedumps provide stats of the number of allocations, size etc for a +particular mem type, there is no easy way to examine all the allocated objects of that type +in memory.Being able to view this information could help with determining how an object is used, +and if there are any memory leaks. + +The mem_acct_rec structures have been updated to include lists to which the allocated object is +added. These can be examined in gdb using simple scripts. + +`gdb> plist xl->mem_acct.rec[$type]->obj_list` + +will print out the pointers of all allocations of $type. + +These changes are primarily targeted at developers and need to enabled +at compile-time using `configure --enable-debug`. + + + |