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How to detect if application leaks memory? [migrated]
I have quite complex system, with 30 applications running. One quite complex c++ application leaked memory, and I think I fixed it.
What I did so far is :
I executed the application using ...
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Why is scdaemon ballooning out of control?
My system keeps getting wedged because an scdaemon process has been spawned that has grown to consume all free memory on the computer. (I do not use, and have never used, smart cards in the vicinity ...
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What is “kernel dynamic memory” as reported by smem?
While diagnosing low memory problems in my desktop machine (details at U&L) I've noticed that my noncache "kernel dynamic memory" is big:
# smem -twk
Area Used ...
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Discrepancy between reported used memory and sum of application memory usage
I'm running a desktop system that quite regularly suffers from lack of memory, this prompted me to investigate what causes the issue in the first place.
Problem is, there's no single process that ...
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How can I find a memory leak of a running process?
Is there a way, I can find the memory leak of a running process? I can use Valgrind for finding memory leaks before the start of a process. I can use GDB to attach it to a running process. How could I ...
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Xvfb does not release memory
We want to create screenshots of websites for our software, and we are doing this by using CutyCapt with Xvfb.
Unfortunatly every time CutyCapt takes a screenshot, the memory of Xvfb increases .. ...
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xorg memory leaks
On my desktop Xorg leaks a lot of memory. I use to let this machine on for days (weeks, months ...), but about once a week I'm forced to restart xorg, because it is taking too much memory.
Am I the ...
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How to track/fix a memory-related issue in a large C/C++ code on *nix systems
What strategy you use while tracking a memory-related issue? What tools do you use (open source as well as proprietary) to identify memory leaks, memory corruption etc? How would you track memory ...
