KDE/heaptrack
Heaptrack
Heaptrack is a heap memory profiler and diagnostic tool for applications running on Linux. It functions as a memory leak detector and performance analysis system that records heap allocations and stack traces to identify memory hotspots and consumption patterns.
The project provides a graphical heap allocation visualizer for exploring memory usage through tree views and peak memory reports. It utilizes flame graphs and allocation charts to visualize memory hotspots and assist in the detection of leaks.
The toolset includes capabilities for heap memory allocation tracing and the generation of memory reports via command-line utilities. These utilities produce ASCII summaries of peak memory consumers and allow for the conversion of profile data.
Features
- Memory Profilers - Tracks, analyzes, and visualizes heap allocation patterns and memory usage in Linux applications.
- Heap Profilers - Captures and analyzes memory allocation patterns in the heap to identify leaks and hotspots.
- Memory Profiling - Analyzes memory usage patterns using flame graphs, allocation charts, and tree views.
- Native Stack Unwinders - Provides native stack unwinding to map recorded instruction pointers to function names and source lines.
- State Reconstruction Replay - Reconstructs the application heap state by replaying historical allocation and deallocation logs.
- Memory Allocation Tracers - Monitors and records heap allocation events and stack traces by attaching to running processes.
- Heap Allocation Call Stack Recorders - Records and visualizes full call stacks for every heap allocation to understand memory management.
- Heap Visualizers - Provides a graphical interface for exploring memory consumption patterns via tree views and peak memory reports.
- Allocation Interceptors - Uses LD_PRELOAD to intercept standard library allocation functions for recording heap events.
- C++ Memory Management - Analyzes heap usage and allocation patterns specifically for C++ programs to prevent fragmentation.
- Application Performance Tuning - Identifies memory hotspots and peak consumption patterns to optimize software efficiency on Linux.
- Memory Leak Detection - Identifies memory leaks and hotspots using flame graphs and allocation charts.
- Mapped Logging Buffers - Writes allocation events to a memory-mapped file to minimize performance overhead and prevent data loss.
- Memory Profile Reporters - Provides command-line utilities to produce ASCII summaries of peak memory consumers and convert profiles.
- Memory Usage Analysis - Analyzes memory usage patterns over time to identify peak consumption and allocation trends.
- Performance Analysis Tools - Traces memory usage and generates peak consumer summaries for software performance optimization.
- Debugging And Tracing - Traces memory allocations with stack traces.
- Testing and Debugging - Heap memory profiler for Linux.
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