Method and apparatus for locating memory leak in a program
US8479162B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3604
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for locating a memory leak in a program code by a computer device using a combination of dynamic analysis and static analysis approaches. The method includes dynamically analyzing the program to determine a memory leak characteristic; filtering out items which do not match the determined memory leak characteristic of the program to reduce a static analysis range to certain suspicious parts of a source code; and statically analyzing the suspicious parts of the program to locate the memory leak in the program. The apparatus includes a dynamic analyzer device to determine memory leak characteristics; and a static analyzer device to filter out items which do not match the determined memory leak characteristic to reduce a static analysis range to certain suspicious parts of a source code and locate the memory leak in the program.
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