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IOALLOCCOUNT(8)           BSD System Manager's Manual          IOALLOCCOUNT(8)

NAME
     ioalloccount -- Summarize IOKit memory usage.

SYNOPSIS
     ioalloccount

DESCRIPTION
     ioalloccount displays some accounting of memory allocated by IOKit allocators, including object
     instances, in the kernel. Useful for tracking leaks. This information can also found in the Root of the
     IORegistry.

EXAMPLES
     List allocations by type, with sample output.

     ioalloccount
               Instance allocation = 000169f8 = 90 K
              Container allocation = 0002793e = 158 K
               IOMalloc allocation = 00011555 = 69 K

SEE ALSO
     ioclasscount(8), ioreg(8)

Darwin                         February 29, 2000                        Darwin