Patent ID: 7089460
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of detecting a leak in a computer memory, comprising: obtaining memory usage data for a memory using component; computing the first derivative of the memory usage data; determining if the area under a curve based on said first derivative of the memory usage data is greater than a predetermined value; if the area under a curve based on said first derivative of the memory usage data is greater than said first predetermined value, computing the second derivative of the memory usage data; determining if the area under a curve based on said second derivative of the memory usage data is greater than or equal to a second predetermined value; if the area under a curve based on said second derivative of the memory usage data is greater than or equal to said second predetermined value, determining the number of minima points in said usage data; and indicating a memory leak if said number of minima points in said usage data is less than a third predetermined value.