> On Fri, Apr 01, 2011 at 08:35:52AM +0200, Lars Heidieker wrote: > > this is a part of the changes to the kernel memory management. > > It's a changing the subr_extent to use kmem(9) instead of malloc(9) > > essentially removing the MALLOC_TYPE from it. > > Are there tools for figuring out where memory might be leaking? > The MALLOC_TYPE is not ideal for that but can be at least provide > some clue.
this is my biggest complaint about the conversion of malloc to kmem. we've thrown away a bunch of useful information. now it's impossible to tell who is using memory via kmem(9). to the best of my knowledge there is no replacement. .mrg.
