Re: status of kernel memory debugging?

From: Jeff Dike
Date: Sat Jul 30 2005 - 10:21:55 EST


On Sat, Jul 30, 2005 at 01:23:27PM +0200, Willem de Bruijn wrote:
> Reading through some old LKML threads I see that there has been talk of
> valgrinding a UML image, but the outcome appears inconclusive. Could someone
> please update me on the status of memory debugging in the kernel, especially
> regarding valgrind?

UML is still too strange for valgrind, despite progress on both sides
(valgrind accepting more strange things and UML becoming less
strange).

I tried grinding UML a month or so ago, and its use of clone was a
sticking point.

Jeff
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