Yes, I did use valgrind to find the code responsible. In Python code no less. Great tool.
These are lingering questions as a result of my memory leak investigation. Thanks, Carl On Fri, 2006-09-22 at 13:02 -0600, Robert Lewko wrote: > If you are tracking a memory leak under Linux have you used valgrind? > The great thing about valgrind is that you do not need to add any > libraries etc. I am assuming that the platform that you are > developing on is a PC 'cause intel and ppc is what valgrind runs on. > > > On 9/22/06, Carl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've been tracking down a memory leak and have a couple of > questions > about memory usage. > > 1. When I do a ps aux, how is the VSZ column calculated and > what exactly > does it mean? > > 2. On my system, if I add up all of the RSS memory listed from > ps it > doesn't add up to the used -/+ buffers/cache listed from the > free > command. There is about 14MB unaccounted for. What is using > the memory > not listed from ps? > > Thanks, > > Carl > > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines ( http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
