c++ debug memory allocation
// use valgrind for linux
// use -fmudflap -lmudflap options with gcc, then start your program with MUDFLAP_OPTIONS=-print-leaks ./my_program.
template<typename T>
struct track_alloc : std::allocator<T> {
typedef typename std::allocator<T>::pointer pointer;
typedef typename std::allocator<T>::size_type size_type;
template<typename U>
struct rebind {
typedef track_alloc<U> other;
};
track_alloc() {}
template<typename U>
track_alloc(track_alloc<U> const& u)
:std::allocator<T>(u) {}
pointer allocate(size_type size,
std::allocator<void>::const_pointer = 0) {
void * p = std::malloc(size * sizeof(T));
if(p == 0) {
throw std::bad_alloc();
}
return static_cast<pointer>(p);
}
void deallocate(pointer p, size_type) {
std::free(p);
}
};
typedef std::map< void*, std::size_t, std::less<void*>,
track_alloc< std::pair<void* const, std::size_t> > > track_type;
struct track_printer {
track_type * track;
track_printer(track_type * track):track(track) {}
~track_printer() {
track_type::const_iterator it = track->begin();
while(it != track->end()) {
std::cerr << "TRACK: leaked at " << it->first << ", "
<< it->second << " bytes\n";
++it;
}
}
};
track_type * get_map() {
// don't use normal new to avoid infinite recursion.
static track_type * track = new (std::malloc(sizeof *track))
track_type;
static track_printer printer(track);
return track;
}
void * operator new(std::size_t size) throw(std::bad_alloc) {
// we are required to return non-null
void * mem = std::malloc(size == 0 ? 1 : size);
if(mem == 0) {
throw std::bad_alloc();
}
(*get_map())[mem] = size;
return mem;
}
void operator delete(void * mem) throw() {
if(get_map()->erase(mem) == 0) {
// this indicates a serious bug
std::cerr << "bug: memory at "
<< mem << " wasn't allocated by us\n";
}
std::free(mem);
}
int main() {
std::string *s = new std::string;
// will print something like: TRACK: leaked at 0x9564008, 4 bytes
}