G2

Verified User in Industrial Automation

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/26/2019

"valgrind for checking memory leak and profiling "

5/5

What do you like best about Valgrind?

Valgrind will be very helpful for memory leak check usning memcheck tool on valrind.And heap usage can be found using massif tool.We can analyze dynamic memory usage using masssif visualizer tool.

Callgrind is another tool which can also used along valgrind. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Valgrind?

valgrind will slow the program execution.Realtime operation can be tested with valgrind since it slow down operation.Mos of the time execution with valgrind for real cases can not tested.Address sanitizer can not be used along with valgrind.Use must need to remove compilation flag for address sanitizer . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Valgrind:

use along with massif it will help find run time heap usage .It will help identify the peak heap usage of program,Massif visualizer will provide the function which using peak heap usage of heap .Massif visualizer can installed in ubuntu desktop .It will graphical representation of heap and stack usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Valgrind solving and how is that benefiting you?

Memory leak,and profiling make easier .Heap and stack usage of program can identified.

callgrind will allo user to find program flow during the execution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.