Memory Map Visualization Tools (Revised)
Thursday, April 29th, 2010Yesterday I discovered the blog j00ru//vx where I was pleased to see another memory visualization approach which I classify as synthetic:
x86 Kernel Memory Space Visualization (KernelMAP v0.0.1)
So far now I put a bit more extended (but in no way complete) classification with links (based on my previous blog post where every category is presented in chronological order of my encounter with links):
1. Synthetic
- Numerous debuggers that show memory maps for easy navigation (links to follow)
- VMMap
- KernelMAP v0.0.1
- MemSpyy
- Virtual memory usage and GC heap usage
2. Natural
a. Static
- Dump2Picture (Windows)
- dump2pic (Linux)
- 2D and 3D visualization using general-purpose tools like ParaView.
b. Semi-dynamic
c. Dynamic
Please let me know any other approaches or links you know.
PS. I’m currently a big fan of artificial evolution and recommend this fantastic full-color book that has good ideas about expression-based visualization:
The Art of Artificial Evolution: A Handbook on Evolutionary Art and Music (Natural Computing Series)
- Dmitry Vostokov @ DumpAnalysis.org + TraceAnalysis.org -
