Using Windbg
To start working with Windbg:
- Configure the symbol file path to the Microsoft symbol server “SRV*d:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols”.
- Add your program EXE/DLL PDB (program database) path to the symbol file path.
- You also need to to configure the Operating System's flag to enable user stack trace for the process which has memory leaks. This is simple, and can be done withgflags.exe.Gflags.exe is installed during Windbg's installation. This can also be done through command line, using the command “gflags.exe /i MemoryLeak.exe +ust”. My program name isTest2.exe; hence, for the demo, I will be usingTest2.exe rather thanMemoryLeak.exe. The snapshot below shows the setting of OS flags for the applicationTest2.exe.
Once we have configured Windbg for the symbol file path, start the process which is leaking memory, and attach Windbg to it. The Attach option in Windbg is available under the File menu, or can be launched using the F6 shortcut. The snapshot below shows the same:
The !heap command of Windbg is used to display heaps. !heap is well documented in the Windbg help.
I have developed a small program which leaks memory, and will demonstrate further using the same.
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int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{ while(1)
{
AllocateMemory();
}
return 0;
}
void AllocateMemory()
{
int* a = new int[2000];
ZeroMemory(a, 8000);
Sleep(1);
}
The above program leaks an integer array of size 2000*4 bytes.
After attaching Windbg to the process, execute the !heap –s command.-s stands for summary. Below is the output of the!heap -s for the leaking process:
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0:001> !heap -s
NtGlobalFlag enables following debugging aids for new heaps:
validate parameters
stack back traces
Heap Flags Reserv Commit Virt Free List UCR Virt Lock Fast
(k) (k) (k) (k) length blocks cont. heap
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
00150000 58000062 1024 12 12 1 1 1 0 0 L
00250000 58001062 64 24 24 15 1 1 0 0 L
00260000 58008060 64 12 12 10 1 1 0 0
00330000 58001062 64576 47404 47404 13 4 1 0 0
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Let the process execute for some time, and then re-break in to the process, and execute!heap -s again. Shown below is the output of the command:
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0:001> !heap -s
NtGlobalFlag enables following debugging aids for new heaps:
validate parameters
stack back traces
Heap Flags Reserv Commit Virt Free List UCR Virt Lock Fast
(k) (k) (k) (k) length blocks cont. heap
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
00150000 58000062 1024 12 12 1 1 1 0 0 L
00250000 58001062 64 24 24 15 1 1 0 0 L
00260000 58008060 64 12 12 10 1 1 0 0
00330000 58001062 261184 239484 239484 14 4 1 0 0
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lines marked in bold show the growing heap. The above snapshot shows a heap with the handle00330000 growing.
Execute “!heap -stat –h 00330000” for the growing heap. This command shows the heap statistics for the growing heap. Shown below is the command's output.
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0:001> !heap -stat -h 00330000
heap @ 00330000
group-by: TOTSIZE max-display: 20
size #blocks total ( %) (percent of total busy bytes)
1f64 76c6 - e905f58 (99.99)
1800 1 - 1800 (0.00)
824 2 - 1048 (0.00)
238 2 - 470 (0.00)
244 1 - 244 (0.00)
4c 5 - 17c (0.00)
b0 2 - 160 (0.00)
86 2 - 10c (0.00)
50 3 - f0 (0.00)
74 2 - e8 (0.00)
38 4 - e0 (0.00)
48 3 - d8 (0.00)
c4 1 - c4 (0.00)
62 2 - c4 (0.00)
be 1 - be (0.00)
b8 1 - b8 (0.00)
ae 1 - ae (0.00)
ac 1 - ac (0.00)
55 2 - aa (0.00)
a4 1 - a4 (0.00)
The above snapshot shows 0x76c6 blocks of size 1f64 being allocated (marked in bold). Such a huge number of blocks of the same size makes us suspect that these can be leaked blocks. Rest of the block allocations do not have growing block numbers.
The next step is to get the address of these blocks. Use the command !heap -flt s 1f64. This command filters all other blocks of heap and displays the details of blocks having size 1f64.
Shown below is the output for the command:
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0:001> !heap -flt s 1f64
_HEAP @ 150000
_HEAP @ 250000
_HEAP @ 260000
_HEAP @ 330000
HEAP_ENTRY Size Prev Flags UserPtr UserSize - state
003360e0 03f0 0000 [07] 003360e8 01f64 - (busy)
00338060 03f0 03f0 [07] 00338068 01f64 - (busy)
00339fe0 03f0 03f0 [07] 00339fe8 01f64 - (busy)
0033bf60 03f0 03f0 [07] 0033bf68 01f64 - (busy)
0033dee0 03f0 03f0 [07] 0033dee8 01f64 - (busy)
01420040 03f0 03f0 [07] 01420048 01f64 - (busy)
01421fc0 03f0 03f0 [07] 01421fc8 01f64 - (busy)
01423f40 03f0 03f0 [07] 01423f48 01f64 - (busy)
01425ec0 03f0 03f0 [07] 01425ec8 01f64 - (busy)
01427e40 03f0 03f0 [07] 01427e48 01f64 - (busy)
01429dc0 03f0 03f0 [07] 01429dc8 01f64 - (busy)
0142bd40 03f0 03f0 [07] 0142bd48 01f64 - (busy)
0142dcc0 03f0 03f0 [07] 0142dcc8 01f64 - (busy)
0142fc40 03f0 03f0 [07] 0142fc48 01f64 - (busy)
01431bc0 03f0 03f0 [07] 01431bc8 01f64 - (busy)
01433b40 03f0 03f0 [07] 01433b48 01f64 - (busy)
01435ac0 03f0 03f0 [07] 01435ac8 01f64 - (busy)
01437a40 03f0 03f0 [07] 01437a48 01f64 - (busy)
014399c0 03f0 03f0 [07] 014399c8 01f64 - (busy)
0143b940 03f0 03f0 [07] 0143b948 01f64 - (busy)
0143d8c0 03f0 03f0 [07] 0143d8c8 01f64 - (busy)
0143f840 03f0 03f0 [07] 0143f848 01f64 - (busy)
014417c0 03f0 03f0 [07] 014417c8 01f64 - (busy)
01443740 03f0 03f0 [07] 01443748 01f64 - (busy)
014456c0 03f0 03f0 [07] 014456c8 01f64 - (busy)
01447640 03f0 03f0 [07] 01447648 01f64 - (busy)
014495c0 03f0 03f0 [07] 014495c8 01f64 - (busy)
0144b540 03f0 03f0 [07] 0144b548 01f64 - (busy)
0144d4c0 03f0 03f0 [07] 0144d4c8 01f64 - (busy)
0144f440 03f0 03f0 [07] 0144f448 01f64 - (busy)
014513c0 03f0 03f0 [07] 014513c8 01f64 - (busy)
01453340 03f0 03f0 [07] 01453348 01f64 - (busy)
014552c0 03f0 03f0 [07] 014552c8 01f64 - (busy)
01457240 03f0 03f0 [07] 01457248 01f64 - (busy)
014591c0 03f0 03f0 [07] 014591c8 01f64 - (busy)
0145b140 03f0 03f0 [07] 0145b148 01f64 - (busy)
0145d0c0 03f0 03f0 [07] 0145d0c8 01f64 - (busy)
0145f040 03f0 03f0 [07] 0145f048 01f64 - (busy)
01460fc0 03f0 03f0 [07] 01460fc8 01f64 - (busy)
01462f40 03f0 03f0 [07] 01462f48 01f64 - (busy)
01464ec0 03f0 03f0 [07] 01464ec8 01f64 - (busy)
01466e40 03f0 03f0 [07] 01466e48 01f64 - (busy)
01468dc0 03f0 03f0 [07] 01468dc8 01f64 - (busy)
Use any UsrPtr column value from the listed output, and then use the the command!heap -p -a UsrPtr to display the call stack forUsrPtr
. I have selected 0143d8c8 marked in bold.
Upon execution of !heap -p -a 0143d8c8, we get the call stack shown below:
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0:001> !heap -p -a 0143d8c8
address 0143d8c8 found in
_HEAP @ 330000
HEAP_ENTRY Size Prev Flags UserPtr UserSize - state
0143d8c0 03f0 0000 [07] 0143d8c8 01f64 - (busy)
Trace: 0025
7c96d6dc ntdll!RtlDebugAllocateHeap+0x000000e1
7c949d18 ntdll!RtlAllocateHeapSlowly+0x00000044
7c91b298 ntdll!RtlAllocateHeap+0x00000e64
102c103e MSVCR90D!_heap_alloc_base+0x0000005e
102cfd76 MSVCR90D!_heap_alloc_dbg_impl+0x000001f6
102cfb2f MSVCR90D!_nh_malloc_dbg_impl+0x0000001f
102cfadc MSVCR90D!_nh_malloc_dbg+0x0000002c
102db25b MSVCR90D!malloc+0x0000001b
102bd691 MSVCR90D!operator new+0x00000011
102bd71f MSVCR90D!operator new[]+0x0000000f
4113d8 Test2!AllocateMemory+0x00000028
41145c Test2!wmain+0x0000002c
411a08 Test2!__tmainCRTStartup+0x000001a8
41184f Test2!wmainCRTStartup+0x0000000f
7c816fd7 kernel32!BaseProcessStart+0x00000023
The lines marked in bold shows the functions from our code.
Note: Sometimes, it might happen that the “!heap -s” command does not show a growing heap. In that case, use the “!heap -stat -h” command to list all the heaps with their sizes and number of blocks. Spot the growing number of blocks, and then use the “!heap –flt s SIZE” (SIZE = the size of the suspected block) command.
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首先使用windbg工具gflags.exe设置内存启动跟踪内存泄露进程的user stack
启动方法就是运行下面指令gflags.exe /i test.exe +ust
等价于HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options,命令“gflags.exe /i test.exe +ust”实际上就是在该路径下创建一个子键“test.exe”并创建一个名为GlobalFlag内容为0x00001000的REG_DWORD值。
使用windbg加载test.exe,运行关闭时windbg中会提示内存泄露
normal block at 0x026A5F98, 4000 bytes
long
.
Data: < > CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD CD
Object dump complete.
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可以发现地址0x026A5F98就是内存泄漏的地址泄漏4000个字节
通过!heap命令对该地址进行分析可以发现具体的调用堆栈
0:000> !heap -p -a 0x026A5F98
address 026a5f98 found in
_HEAP @ 14f0000
HEAP_ENTRY Size Prev Flags UserPtr UserSize - state
026a5f60 01fc 0000 [00] 026a5f78 00fc4 - (busy)
77a1b234 ntdll!RtlAllocateHeap+0x00000274
584d7743 MSVCR100D!_heap_alloc_base+0x00000053
584e5d8c MSVCR100D!_heap_alloc_dbg_impl+0x000001fc
584e5b2f MSVCR100D!_nh_malloc_dbg_impl+0x0000001f
584e5adc MSVCR100D!_nh_malloc_dbg+0x0000002c
584e5a91 MSVCR100D!_malloc_dbg+0x00000021
58694dd6 mfc100ud!operator
new
+0x00000026
58694e6a mfc100ud!operator
new
[]+0x0000001a
58694768 mfc100ud!operator
new
[]+0x00000018
*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum
for
SendMsgEx.exe
2a3c25 SendMsgEx!CSendMsgExDlg::Thread1Proc+0x00000055
767c1174 kernel32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x0000000e
779fb3f5 ntdll!__RtlUserThreadStart+0x00000070
779fb3c8 ntdll!_RtlUserThreadStart+0x0000001b
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可以发现内存泄漏的地址在CSendMsgExDlg::Thread1Proc这个地址里面调用了new[]导致内存泄漏
DWORD
WINAPI CSendMsgExDlg::Thread1Proc(__in
LPVOID
lpParameter)
{
INT
*pVal =
new
INT
[1000];
}
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如此即可发现导致内存泄漏的原因和地址!
一般我用两种方法:
1. 用Debug Diagnostic Tool的Leak监测分析功能,注意配置好PDB文件。
DebugDiag 会生成完整的Leak Report。看看帮助很方便。
2. 用WinDBG的!heap扩展命令。注意要为你的程序打开Normal PageHeap。
然后当内存出现明显泄漏时用 !heap -l 命令分析内存。-l 参数使用类似Java/C#的Garbage Collection算法,这样能找到大部分在程序中没有被引用的HeapBlock。
这是一个示例输出:
0:011> !heap -l
Searching the memory for potential unreachable busy blocks.
......
Heap 017a0000
Scanning VM ...
Scanning references from 3586 busy blocks (0 MBytes) ...
Entry User Heap Segment Size PrevSize Unused Flags
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
00253198 002531a0 00250000 00250000 b8 78 14 busy extra
00253250 00253258 00250000 00250000 78 b8 13 busy extra
00286a38 00286a40 00250000 00250000 b8 b8 15 busy extra
00286af0 00286af8 00250000 00250000 b8 b8 15 busy extra
00286ba8 00286bb0 00250000 00250000 b8 b8 15 busy extra
00286c60 00286c68 00250000 00250000 b8 b8 15 busy extra
00286d18 00286d20 00250000 00250000 b8 b8 15 busy extra
00286dd0 00286dd8 00250000 00250000 b8 b8 15 busy extra
找到最常出现的Size值(这里是b8),一般就是持续泄漏的内存块大小。随便选一行,记下Entry地址(比如00286a3)。
dt _DPH_BLOCK_INFORMATION 00286a3 + 8 //8 是HeapEntry结构的大小,跟在其后的就是PageHeap meta data,结构名是_DPH_BLOCK_INFORMATION.
0:011> dt _DPH_BLOCK_INFORMATION 00286a3+ 8
ntdll!_DPH_BLOCK_INFORMATION
+0x000 StartStamp : 0xabcdaaaa
+0x004 Heap : 0x80151000
+0x008 RequestedSize : 0x7b
+0x00c ActualSize : 0xa3
+0x010 FreeQueue : _LIST_ENTRY [ 0x2e - 0x0 ]
+0x010 TraceIndex : 0x2e
+0x018 StackTrace : 0x00357140
+0x01c EndStamp : 0xdcbaaaaa
看到StackTrace那行,这是相应的user mode stack trace database的地址。
0:011> dds 0x00357140
00357140 abcdaaaa
......
00357160 7c949d18 ntdll!RtlAllocateHeapSlowly+0x44
00357164 7c91b298 ntdll!RtlAllocateHeap+0xe64
00357168 004017fe 06_DebugDiag_MemoryLeak!MyHeapAlloc+0x1e [g:\debugging101\projects\06_debugdiag_memoryleak\06_debugdiag_memoryleak\06_debugdiag_memoryleak.cpp @ 11]
0035716c 0040182b 06_DebugDiag_MemoryLeak!WorkerThread+0x1b [g:\debugging101\projects\06_debugdiag_memoryleak\06_debugdiag_memoryleak\06_debugdiag_memoryleak.cpp @ 27]
00357170 7c80b683 kernel32!BaseThreadStart+0x37
这就是上次通过Heap Manager函数操作这个HeapBlock的StackTrace,一般也就是分配这个Block的地方。
Windbg加载Symbol
1. 若符号存在D:\DebugSymbols,输入命令:
.sympath SRV*d:\DebugSymbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
2 .[使用!sym noisy命令希望WinDBG在获得符号的时候取得更多的信息,接着使用!lmi命令让WinDBG查看Windows的ntoskrnl模块。然后使用.reload /f尝试获取ntoskrnl的符号.]如下:
kd> !sym noisy
kd> !lmi nt
kd> .reload /f nt
成功于否输入命令查看之: kd> !lmi nt