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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMatthew R. Kilner, David K. Siegwart
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A method of determining causes of external fragmentation in a memory. The method includes collecting information associated with release of an area of the memory by an application, storing the information in the area of the memory, and analyzing the information to determine why the area of the memory has not been reallocated to any application. In embodiments wherein a first portion of an area of a memory is allocated to an application by an allocator and a second portion of the area of the memory is released by the allocator, the method includes storing in the second portion of the area of the memory an indicator indicating that the second portion is a remaining portion, colleting information associated with release of the second portion, storing the information in the second portion, and analyzing the information to determine why the second portion is not reallocated to any application.
A method for determining causes of external fragmentation in a memory, wherein an area of the memory is released by an application, deallocated by an allocator, and not reallocated to any application, the method comprising:
A method for determining causes of external fragmentation in a memory, wherein a first portion of an area of a memory is allocated to an application by an allocator and a second portion of the area of the memory is released by the allocator, the method comprising:
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