Detecting Kernel Memory Leaks

The ::findleaks dcmd provides powerful and efficient detection of memory leaks in kernel crash dumps. The full set of kernel memory debugging features should be enabled for ::findleaks to be effective. For more information see "kmem_flags". Running ::findleaks during driver development and testing can detect code which is leaking memory and wasting kernel resources. See "Debugging With the Kernel Memory Allocator" in the Solaris Modular Debugger Guide for a complete discussion of ::findleaks.

Use ::findleaks to detect and eliminate kernel memory leaks caused by your code. Code that leaks kernel memory can render the system vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks.