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Hey Ya’ll,

Does anyone know of a good way to monitor code in real time to determine
memory loss through a thread or process. We seem to have sprung a leak
and believe that it is from an action that takes memory but does not
release it on completion of the task. Any GOOD ideas would be a great
help.

Thanks All
John

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This is a good candidate for a FAQ.

John Parsons wrote:

Hey Ya’ll,

Does anyone know of a good way to monitor code in real time to determine
memory loss through a thread or process. We seem to have sprung a leak
and believe that it is from an action that takes memory but does not
release it on completion of the task. Any GOOD ideas would be a great
help.

Thanks All
John

3

Dean,

A political candidate it ain’t, and is ain’t in FAQ ether. Do I take this to
mean I’m not the first to ask the question.

John

Dean Douthat wrote:

This is a good candidate for a FAQ.

John Parsons wrote:

Hey Ya’ll,

Does anyone know of a good way to monitor code in real time to determine
memory loss through a thread or process. We seem to have sprung a leak
and believe that it is from an action that takes memory but does not
release it on completion of the task. Any GOOD ideas would be a great
help.

Thanks All
John

4

Indeed this is a frequently asked question. IIRC, Mario has an answer and will
jump into this thread shortly.

Dean

John Parsons wrote:

Dean,

A political candidate it ain’t, and is ain’t in FAQ ether. Do I take this to
mean I’m not the first to ask the question.

John

Dean Douthat wrote:

This is a good candidate for a FAQ.

John Parsons wrote:

Hey Ya’ll,

Does anyone know of a good way to monitor code in real time to determine
memory loss through a thread or process. We seem to have sprung a leak
and believe that it is from an action that takes memory but does not
release it on completion of the task. Any GOOD ideas would be a great
help.

Thanks All
John

5

“Dean Douthat” <ddouthat@faac.com> wrote in message
news:39B8F8C9.3DA6CC32@faac.com…

Indeed this is a frequently asked question. IIRC, Mario has an answer and
will
jump into this thread shortly.

I have replied in comp.os.qnx…