Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery – Data processing system error or fault handling – Reliability and availability
Reexamination Certificate
2005-06-02
2009-02-24
Chu, Gabriel L (Department: 2114)
Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery
Data processing system error or fault handling
Reliability and availability
C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07496795
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a method, system, and computer program product for light weight memory leak detection. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention comprises: obtaining raw free memory statistics; approximating free memory after garbage collection from the raw free memory statistics; and analyzing the approximated free memory after garbage collection to identify a potential memory leak. A method in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: obtaining raw free memory statistics; generating a vector of memory leak indicators from the raw free memory statistics; comparing the vector of memory leak indicators against a plurality of vectors of the same memory leak indicators for known memory leak scenarios; and identifying a potential memory leak based on the comparison.
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Minshall Robbie J.
Willenborg Ruth E.
Chu Gabriel L
Clay A. Bruce
Hoffman Warnick LLC
International Business Machines - Corporation
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