milianw/how-to-write-a-memory-profiler

CppCon 2019 Talk: slides and source code

How To Write A Memory Profiler

This repository contains the slides and example code for the CppCon 2019 talk by Milian Wolff.

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• milian.wolff@kdab.com
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Further Reading

• Linux
  • heaptrack: https://github.com/KDE/heaptrack
  • hotspot: https://github.com/KDAB/hotspot
  • memory-profiler: https://github.com/nokia/memory-profiler
• Windows:
  • MTuner: https://milostosic.github.io/MTuner/
  • Visual Studio also contains a snapshot-based memory profiler in its debugger
  • xperf/ETW can also be used for this: https://randomascii.wordpress.com/2015/04/27/etw-heap-tracingevery-allocation-recorded/
• For macOS / iOS use the heap profiler shipped with Instruments / XCode