Overview#

The QNX Momentics Memory Mnalysis tool allows developers to quickly pinpoint memory errors and leaks, and optimize memory usage.

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Features#

• Automatically detects the following runtime errors
  • buffer overflow
  • heap corruption
  • invalid deallocation
• Automatically detects explicit memory leaks
• Provides a snapshot of the objects allocated in the heap, and includes a full source navigable stack trace of the allocation
• Provides graphical charts for memory usage, and it includes dynamic history of memory usage for identifying trends and blocks distribution
• Provides unique information for memory usage optimization - the allocator overhead and bands usage

Resources#

• Article: Memory Profiling using QNX Momentics IDE 4
• Wiki: Quick Way to Find Memory Leaks
• Whitepaper: Using Memory Analysis to Create Leaner, Faster, More Reliable Embedded Systems Feb 2007
• Webinar: Improve Embedded System Stability and Performance through Memory Analysis Tools
• Presentation: Improve Embedded System Stability and Performance through Memory Analysis Tools
• User Documentation: Finding Memory Errors