Using and Extending Memory Analyzer into Uncharted Waters
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The document discusses the Eclipse Memory Analyzer (MAT), a tool for detecting memory leaks and optimizing memory usage in Java applications. It describes the capabilities of MAT, including its extensibility through plugins and integration with JRuby for enhanced functionality in Android app development. Key features include automatic problem recognition and a variety of extension points for customizing the analysis process.
Using and Extending Memory Analyzer into Uncharted Waters
- 1. Vladimir Pavlov Dimitar Giormov SAP Labs Bulgaria Using and Extending Memory Analyzer into Uncharted Waters Memory Analyzer
- 2. Introduction The Headaches Eclipse Memory Analyzer Extending Eclipse Memory Analyzer API and Extension Points JRuby Case Android Apps Case Q & A © SAP 2010 / Page
- 3. Memory leaks Hard to debug and find the root cause Eventually lead to OOM errors Brings your system down Often not reproducible Thread issues Deadlocks Exhausted threads Waiting for an external resource – e.g. DB connection Application does not respond Whole system hangs THE HEADACHES © SAP 2010 / Page
- 4. Eclipse Memory Analyzer (MAT) is… Java heap analyzer Helps find memory leaks and reduce memory consumption UI and programmatic access to data in the heap dumps Multi-Gigabyte Java Heap Dumps Are Nothing to Fear Now Soooo much faster than other tools, e.g. jhat Very little memory “overhead” for processing heap dumps (again – cf. jhat) Supports Sun, SAP, HP, IBM JDKs 1.4.2 and above Automatic problem recognition Could also process thread dumps and correlate data to provide additional details Initial contribution from SAP, joined by IBM Highly extensible ECLIPSE MEMORY ANALYZER © SAP 2010 / Page Memory Analyzer
- 6. Why extend MAT? To save time doing the same thing repeatedly To help others use the same technique as you To do things not possible from the GUI To build in application or domain specific logic How to extend MAT? MAT provides a set of Eclipse extension points User writes an extension plug-in MAT provides an API for reading data from a heap dump EXTENDING MAT © SAP 2010 / Page
- 7. Isnapshot Represents a heap dump Methods for reading classes and objects, getting sizes, GC roots, referenced objects, etc. Object model IClass IObject IInstance IClassLoader IArray IPrimitiveArray IObjectArray PROGRAMMATIC ACCESS TO A SNAPSHOT © SAP 2010 / Page
- 8. Name Resolver Used to give meaningful descriptions of objects Similar to a toString() method Extension point: org.eclipse.mat.api.nameResolver Query Used for exploring dumps or detailed analysis Result in the form of a table, tree, histogram, pie chart, free text... Integrated into MAT’s menus “ Collaboration” of queries Extension point: org.eclipse.mat.report.query Request Resolver Used to provide details about what a thread was doing Contributes to Leak Suspects report Extension point: org.eclipse.mat.api.requestResolver EXTENSION POINTS © SAP 2010 / Page
- 9. Parser – for new heap dump types and VMs, such as for Jikes RVM Trigger Heap Dump – org.eclipse.mat.api.heapDumpProvider For new VM types Reports – org.eclipse.mat.report.report HTML results of queries – also used for batch mode Thread Resolver – additional thread data such as native stacks Ticket Resolver – can identify appropriate routing for problems Based on classes and class loaders of problematic objects Rendering – org.eclipse.mat.api.renderer Additional to HTML and CSV Annotations used as filters and for configuration EXTENSION POINTS (CONTD.) © SAP 2010 / Page
- 10. Ruby is… Dynamic scripting language Object-oriented Focus on simplicity and productivity Elegant syntax, natural to read and easy to write JRuby is… 100% Java implementation of the Ruby programming language Interpreter running atop the JVM Generating Java bytecode (JIT compilation mode) Tight integration with Java RUBY AND JRUBY © SAP 2010 / Page
- 11. Adding JRuby into the picture… THE HEADACHES – AGGRAVATED © SAP 2010 / Page
- 13. What were the goals Identify memory leaks (critical when talking about embedded systems due to hardware restrictions) Filter memory usage by classes belonging to the users’ application Simpler workflow: developers start analyzing by classes they already know (not Android system classes) Why MAT was chosen The MAT perspective provides views to analyze application status, identify leaks, and so on, given an HPROF file Reports are easy to navigate and provide information about retained heap It is Eclipse based Android supports the creation and extraction of HPROF files MAT INTEGRATION WITH MOTODEV STUDIO
- 14. Implemented an Extension Extension point used: org.eclipse.mat.ui Added a new page extending CompositeHeapEditorPane Created MotodevPane based on OQLPane class WORK DONE ON MAT
- 15. The integration of MOTODEV Studio, Google DDMS and Eclipse MAT worked very well. Used the org.eclipse.mat.ui extension point, which was well-documented. It took about 2 weeks of one developer to study the project, implement and test the solution. OVERALL EXPERIENCE
- 16. Eclipse Memory Analyzer provides: Powerful and efficient memory analysis features out-of-the-box API for extracting data from a heap dump Application or domain specific analysis can be added as extensions SUMMARY © SAP 2010 / Page
- 17. RESOURCES © SAP 2010 / Page
- 18. THANK YOU! in: vpavlov t: @giormov Memory Analyzer
Editor's Notes
- #14: Hprof is the file that MAT plugins are able to load and display memory reports Retained heap is the memory kept alive by a class X
- #15: CompositeHeapEditorPane is the base class for the pages inside MAT report OQLPane is a page that shows memory usage and have an edit field to filter classes in the report using a syntax similar to SQL (called OQL – object query language) MotodevPane (see picture) generates the filter selecting the Android application package (e.g.: the statement with “com.a.*” for the user).
- #16: It would be interesting to mention that in the 2-week time, we also p rovided methods to pull MAT files from phone/emulator integrated into our Device Manager view