Efficient detection of sources of increasing memory consumption

Details Efficient detection of sources of increasing memory consumption Efficient detection of sources of increasing memory consumption

2007-01-23

2011-10-11

An, Meng (Department: 2195)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: virtual mac

Task management or control

Process scheduling

C717S127000, C717S128000, C711S153000, C711S154000, C714S039000, C714S702000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08037477

ABSTRACT:
A method for detecting increasing memory consumption of an application program is provided. The method includes monitoring memory consumption at an allocation site and updating an allocation site threshold value each time the memory consumption increases. The method further includes increasing a growth period counter each time the allocation site threshold value increases in a current time period. The method yet also includes comparing the growth period counter to a growth threshold. The method yet further includes, if the growth period counter is greater or equal to the growth threshold, computing an elapse time, which is the time between the current time period and a previous growth period. The method moreover includes comparing the elapse time to a time threshold. The method in addition includes, if the elapse time is less than the time threshold, reporting the allocation site as a potential source of the increasing memory consumption.

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