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Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018

Filed:

Jun. 10, 2016
Applicants:

Daniel M. Delwood, San Jose, CA (US);

David V. Payne, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);

Inventors:

Daniel M. Delwood, San Jose, CA (US);

David V. Payne, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);

Assignee:

Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/36 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 11/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/3624 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 11/323 (2013.01); G06F 11/3664 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described is a tool for allowing developers to analyze objects in to process virtual address space. The system includes a technique for identifying references between objects within memory and refining these references with runtime metadata and analysis heuristics. These objects may then be displayed in the form of a graph that employs a progressive disclosure to more effectively allow a developer debug memory. For example, the graph may organize objects within a coordinate grid system that allows a developer to concentrate or expand reference paths as necessary when analyzing objects or detecting potentially leaked or abandoned sources of memory.


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