Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:12:53 -0400 | From | "Rahul Karnik" <> | Subject | Re: Tracking down leaking applications |
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On 4/10/06, Leonid Kalev <lion@odcnet.com> wrote: > This seems a bit off-topic for LKML, because you should *always* check > user-space for memory leaks before blaming the kernel. A few things that > can help you with your questions:
Not blaming the kernel yet, just wondering if it can help me track down the offending app.
> - the 'ps' utility, to see who eats the memory
Well, httpd is at the top of the list, as it should be. What I cannot tell is if the processes are leaking memory, or if all is well.
> - valgrind - an excellent tool for tracking down memory leaks (and other > bugs, too). Comes with Fedora, but check the Web for a newer version.
I will try valgrind on the web application.
Thanks for the help!
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