memory usage

[xenomage]

Hi all,

got a problem with an C++ application.

When the application first start off, it took up 22k of memory. After a day of running, it took up 32k of memory.

Any body got any answer why is that and what can i do to prevent the application from eating away my memory?

Cheers
xeno

 

[Cagliostro]

theer are many kinds of memory leaks. Use STL or MFC autopointers, or ATL smart pointers(in case you use COM).

Ion Filipski

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[xenomage]

The application is too huge for me to change all the memory usage method. Is there any other way out?

Thanks.
xeno

 

[JOLESEN]

Check the section "Memory Management and the Debug Heap" in the MSDN documentation.

Also a tool from

http://www.sysinternals.com

may be helpfull :

http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/procexp.shtml

/JOlesen

 

[Cagliostro]

>xenomage
1.
>The application is too huge
it means, this is impossible to track all memory leaks.
2.
>Is there any other way out?
the responce is no, see 1.

because the application is huge, you have no choice. All pointers (except no one, and including each one) should eb changed to autopoinetrs.

3. MFC has classes for memory leaks detecting. You can use them to detect memory leaks, but you still have to change all pointers to some kind of autopointers.

Ion Filipski

ICQ: 95034075
AIM: IonFilipski
filipski@excite.com