Structural Memory Patterns (Part 2)
The next pattern is called Aggregate Snapshot. It is any memory dump or software trace file that is combined from Memory Snapshots. Typical examples include:
- A minidump file where only specific memory ranges are included
- A software trace file combined from structured memory snapshots
Note. I’ve also created a dedicated page to list all structural patterns:
Structural Memory Analysis Patterns
- Dmitry Vostokov @ DumpAnalysis.org + TraceAnalysis.org -
October 18th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
[…] For certain types of memory snapshots (like software traces) an anchor region coinsides with its structure description (message trace format for structured snapshots) and a trace file header (if any) for aggregate snapshots. […]