Index

A number represents a single reference to a topic.

A number with a "+" sign represents a longer discussion of a topic.

Symbols   A   B   C   D   E   F   H   I   L   M   N   O   P   R   S   T   U   V   W   Z   

Symbols

_NSAutoreleaseNoPool function 1

A

accessors for static variables 1

active page lists 1

autoreleased objects 1

B

backing store, defined 1

batch allocations 1

bcopy function 1

BlockMoveData function 1

BlockMoveDataUncached function 1

C
call stack browser
	in MallocDebug 1
	in ObjectAlloc 1
calloc function 1 2
copy-on-write 1

D

debugging memory problems 1+

default pager 1

disk thrashing 1

DYLD_FORCE_FLAT_NAMESPACE environment variable 1

E

environment variables 1

executable launcher in MallocDebug 1

F

file mapping 1

free function 1

free page lists 1

function call stacks (ObjectAlloc) 1

H

handles, using 1

hard faults 1

heap tool 1

heaps. See malloc zones

HGetState function 1

HLock function 1

HSetState function 1

HUnlock function 1

I

inactive page lists 1

L

leaks tool 1

leaks, finding 1+

libgmalloc.dylib 1

logical address space. See virtual address space

M
malloc debugging 1 2
malloc function 1 2
malloc heaps. See malloc zones
malloc zones 1 2
MallocCheckHeapEach environment variable 1
MallocCheckHeapStart environment variable 1
MallocDebug 1+
	crashing in 1
	environment variables 1
	evaluating problem reports 1
	finding leaks 1
	limitations 1+
	windows in 1
MallocDoNotProtectPostlude environment variable 1
MallocDoNotProtectPrelude environment variable 1
MallocGuardEdges environment variable 1
MallocPreScribble environment variable 1 2
MallocScribble environment variable 1 2
MallocStackLogging environment variable 1 2
MallocStackLoggingNoCompact environment variable 1 2
malloc_history tool 1 2
malloc_zone_batch_malloc function 1
map entries 1
memcpy function 1
memmove function 1
memory management unit (MMU) 1
memory objects. See VM objects
memory pools. See malloc zones
memory
	See also virtual memory
	access faults 1
	accessors and 1
	allocating 1 2+
	allocation tips 1+
	batch allocations 1
	blocks 1
	copying 1+
	deallocating 1
	debugging problems 1+
	deferring allocations 1
	finding leaks 1 2+
	freeing 1
	inheriting 1
	initializing 1
	large allocation granularity 1
	malloc zones 1
	performance costs 1
	shared 1
	small allocation granularity 1
	snapshots 1
	thread safety and 1
	wired 1
memset function 1
MMU (memory management unit) 1

N

NewHandle function 1

NewPtr function 1

NSZombieEnabled environment variable 1

O

ObjectAlloc 1+

Objective-C objects 1

open tool 1

P

page alignment 1

page faults 1 2

page lists 1+

page size 1

page tables 1 2

pages, defined 1

pagestuff tool 1

paging in 1 2

paging out 1 2

paging, defined 1

pmap structure 1

porting to Mac OS X 1

R

RAM, and virtual memory 1

realloc function 1 2

resident memory 1

S

setgid 1

SetHandleSize function 1

setuid 1

shared memory 1

soft faults 1

sparse address spaces 1

T
tools
	heap 1
	leaks 1
	MallocDebug 1 2
	malloc_history 1
	ObjectAlloc 1 2
	pagestuff 1
	vmmap 1 2
	vm_stat 1

U

unit testing 1

V
virtual address space
	defined 1
	size 1
virtual memory
	accessing 1
	debugging 1+
	overview 1+
	paging in 1
	paging out 1
VM objects 1+
vmmap tool 1+
vm_allocate function 1
vm_copy function 1 2
vm_stat tool 1
vnode pager 1
VRAM, copying data to 1

W

wired memory 1

Z

zones. See malloc zones

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