Detecting kernel memory leaks

Detecting kernel memory leaks

Posted Jun 22, 2006 9:56 UTC (Thu) by simlo (subscriber, #10866)
Parent article: Detecting kernel memory leaks

Hmm, why not just "port" the Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector (http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Hans_Boehm/gc/) to kernel space?
I have previously used it - as a garbage collector, not only as leak detector - in userspace with great success.

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