linux-kernel - How to check for memory leaks

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Message-ID: <493D9D24.8080406@lwfinger.net>
Date:	Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:18:12 -0600
From:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: How to check for memory leaks

What is the best way to check if there is a memory leak?

If I start a ping running on my system using the rtl8187 driver, and nothing
else active on my system, I see an increase in the "slab" value in /proc/meminfo
of about 65 kB/minute. Is this indicative of a memory leak? When I run the same
test with p54usb, the increase is only 20 kB/min.

Thanks,

Larry

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