!address -summary explained
In order to debug any high memory issue we rely heavily on the output of !address –summary command
[You’ll find !address –summary as the part of Ext.dll extension].
We can interpret quite a few things from it which can help us in further debugging. Here’s how
For example (for 32 bit app)
0:027> !address –summary
-------------------- Usage SUMMARY --------------------------
TotSize ( KB) Pct(Tots) Pct(Busy) Usage
29b32000 ( 683208) : 32.58% 41.98% : RegionUsageIsVAD
1cab1000 ( 469700) : 22.40% 00.00% : RegionUsageFree
d3b4000 ( 216784) : 10.34% 13.32% :RegionUsageImage
3bfc000 ( 61424) : 02.93% 03.77% : RegionUsageStack
f0000 ( 960) : 00.05% 00.06% : RegionUsageTeb
2896a000 ( 665000) : 31.71% 40.86% : RegionUsageHeap
0 ( 0) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsagePageHeap
1000 ( 4) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsagePeb
1000 ( 4) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsageProcessParametrs
1000 ( 4) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsageEnvironmentBlock
Tot: 7fff0000 (2097088 KB) Busy: 6353f000 (1627388 KB)
-------------------- Type SUMMARY --------------------------
TotSize ( KB) Pct(Tots) Usage
1cab1000 ( 469700) : 22.40% : <free>
119a8000 ( 288416) : 13.75% : MEM_IMAGE
10b5000 ( 17108) : 00.82% : MEM_MAPPED
50ae2000 ( 1321864) : 63.03% : MEM_PRIVATE
------------------- State SUMMARY --------------------------
TotSize ( KB) Pct(Tots) Usage
3152f000 ( 808124) : 38.54% : MEM_COMMIT
1cab1000 ( 469700) : 22.40% : MEM_FREE
32010000 ( 819264) : 39.07% : MEM_RESERVE Largest free region: Base 6b0b2000 - Size 0203e000 (33016 KB) *
From above output
RegionUsageIsVAD |
.Net make allocations in this region [682 MB] |
We have use !dumpheap –stat or !eeheap –gc to get to know actual GC heap size. And to know which objects are taking most memory !dumpheap –stat:: 0x79330a00 61,005 315,568,148 System.String 0x793041d0 8,654 25,555,704 System.Object[] 0x000e43e8 244 143,488,500 Free è hmm Large Free. Check LOH for big allocations Total 384,371 objects, Total size: 700,942,864 !eeheap –gc:: GC Heap Size 0x7932d0(700,942,864) You can also use .Net memory analyzer script written by Tess Above commands[!dumpheap,!eeheap] are part of psscor2 extension. [superset of sos.dl] |
RegionUsageFree |
Actual free space out of 2 GB usermode [269 MB] |
If you see large memory in this region but small value of Largest contiguous block that indicates memory is fragmented. |
RegionUsageImage |
Region where Dll’s/modules get loaded [216 Mb] |
Either heavy dll’s loaded / Debug is set true / Dynamic Assemblies due to XML serialization |
| RegionUsageHeap | Native/Umanaged allocations here [665 MB] |
Use the DebugDiag memory analysis script on the existing dump file to get more information on the heaps. A DebugDiag leak rule can be used while the process is running to collect data on the allocations. Please see the following:
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- Within RegionUsageFree what matter is the Largest contiguous memory block(33016 KB). .Net needs minimum of 64 MB on contiguous memory block. Less than this we are prone to OutofMemoryException
Looking at State Summary we can get to know where exactly 2Gb has ended up
MEM_COMMIT [Actual process size] + MEM_FREE[same as RegionUsageFree] + MEM_RESERVE == 2 GB usermode space == Tot: 7fff0000 (2097088 KB) |
MEM_COMMIT [Actual process size] + MEM_RESERVE == Busy bytes == Busy: 6353f000 (1627388 KB) |
Following is the output of !address -summary under different conditions i.e when application is running on different platforms[32 bit/64 bit]:
1) When app is in 32 bit mode [windows 2003]
0:027> !address -summary
-------------------- Usage SUMMARY --------------------------
TotSize ( KB) Pct(Tots) Pct(Busy) Usage
29b32000 ( 683208) : 32.58% 41.98% : RegionUsageIsVAD
1cab1000 ( 469700) : 22.40% 00.00% : RegionUsageFree
d3b4000 ( 216784) : 10.34% 13.32% : RegionUsageImage
3bfc000 ( 61424) : 02.93% 03.77% : RegionUsageStack
f0000 ( 960) : 00.05% 00.06% : RegionUsageTeb
2896a000 ( 665000) : 31.71% 40.86% : RegionUsageHeap
0 ( 0) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsagePageHeap
1000 ( 4) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsagePeb
1000 ( 4) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsageProcessParametrs
1000 ( 4) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsageEnvironmentBlock
Tot: 7fff0000 (2097088 KB) Busy: 6353f000 (1627388 KB)
-------------------- Type SUMMARY --------------------------
TotSize ( KB) Pct(Tots) Usage
1cab1000 ( 469700) : 22.40% : <free>
119a8000 ( 288416) : 13.75% : MEM_IMAGE
10b5000 ( 17108) : 00.82% : MEM_MAPPED
50ae2000 ( 1321864) : 63.03% : MEM_PRIVATE
-------------------- State SUMMARY --------------------------
TotSize ( KB) Pct(Tots) Usage
3152f000 ( 808124) : 38.54% : MEM_COMMIT
1cab1000 ( 469700) : 22.40% : MEM_FREE
32010000 ( 819264) : 39.07% : MEM_RESERVE
Largest free region: Base 6b0b2000 - Size 0203e000 (33016 KB)
Max available memory in usermode would be 2 GB[2097088 KB]
2) When app is on 32 bit mode with /3gb switch [windows 2003]
0:000> !address -summary
-------------------- Usage SUMMARY --------------------------
TotSize ( KB) Pct(Tots) Pct(Busy) Usage
3447b000 ( 856556) : 27.23% 49.95% : RegionUsageIsVAD
5753e000 ( 1430776) : 45.48% 00.00% : RegionUsageFree
109cb000 ( 272172) : 08.65% 15.87% : RegionUsageImage
e3d000 ( 14580) : 00.46% 00.85% : RegionUsageStack
39000 ( 228) : 00.01% 00.01% : RegionUsageTeb
22df4000 ( 571344) : 18.16% 33.32% : RegionUsageHeap
0 ( 0) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsagePageHeap
0 ( 0) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsagePeb
1000 ( 4) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsageProcessParametrs
1000 ( 4) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsageEnvironmentBlock
Tot: bfff0000 (3145664 KB) Busy: 68ab2000 (1714888 KB)
-------------------- Type SUMMARY --------------------------
TotSize ( KB) Pct(Tots) Usage
5753e000 ( 1430776) : 45.48% : <free>
1267d000 ( 301556) : 09.59% : MEM_IMAGE
808000 ( 8224) : 00.26% : MEM_MAPPED
55c2d000 ( 1405108) : 44.67% : MEM_PRIVATE
-------------------- State SUMMARY --------------------------
TotSize ( KB) Pct(Tots) Usage
41ac2000 ( 1075976) : 34.21% : MEM_COMMIT
5753e000 ( 1430776) : 45.48% : MEM_FREE
26ff0000 ( 638912) : 20.31% : MEM_RESERVE
Largest free region: Base 88010000 - Size 37ef9000 (916452 KB)
Total available would be 3 GB(3145664 KB)
3) When app is in 32 bit mode on x64 box[windows 2003]
0:000> !address -summary
-------------------- Usage SUMMARY --------------------------
TotSize ( KB) Pct(Tots) Pct(Busy) Usage
21290000 ( 543296) : 12.95% 24.52% : RegionUsageIsVAD
78bc5000 ( 1978132) : 47.16% 00.00% : RegionUsageFree
ad14000 ( 177232) : 04.23% 08.00% : RegionUsageImage
25fc000 ( 38896) : 00.93% 01.76% : RegionUsageStack
0 ( 0) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsageTeb
58e89000 ( 1456676) : 34.73% 65.73% : RegionUsageHeap
0 ( 0) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsagePageHeap
0 ( 0) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsagePeb
1000 ( 4) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsageProcessParametrs
1000 ( 4) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsageEnvironmentBlock
Tot: ffff0000 (4194240 KB) Busy: 8742b000 (2216108 KB)
-------------------- Type SUMMARY --------------------------
TotSize ( KB) Pct(Tots) Usage
78bc5000 ( 1978132) : 47.16% : <free>
c7a8000 ( 204448) : 04.87% : MEM_IMAGE
b74000 ( 11728) : 00.28% : MEM_MAPPED
7a10f000 ( 1999932) : 47.68% : MEM_PRIVATE
-------------------- State SUMMARY --------------------------
TotSize ( KB) Pct(Tots) Usage
46049000 ( 1147172) : 27.35% : MEM_COMMIT
78bc5000 ( 1978132) : 47.16% : MEM_FREE
413e2000 ( 1068936) : 25.49% : MEM_RESERVE
Largest free region: Base b0010000 - Size 4fd80000 (1308160 KB)
Max we would have under this condition is 4 GB of usermode space
4) When app is on 64 bit mode on 64 bit box [windows 2003]
0:014> !address -summary
-------------------- Usage SUMMARY --------------------------
TotSize ( KB) Pct(Tots) Pct(Busy) Usage
145d58000 ( 5338464) : 00.06% 89.85% : RegionUsageIsVAD
7fe95589000 (8583992868) : 99.93% 00.00% : RegionUsageFree
10e53000 ( 276812) : 00.00% 04.66% : RegionUsageImage
2100000 ( 33792) : 00.00% 00.57% : RegionUsageStack
84000 ( 528) : 00.00% 00.01% : RegionUsageTeb
11d35000 ( 292052) : 00.00% 04.92% : RegionUsageHeap
0 ( 0) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsagePageHeap
1000 ( 4) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsagePeb
1000 ( 4) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsageProcessParametrs
1000 ( 4) : 00.00% 00.00% : RegionUsageEnvironmentBlock
Tot: 7ffffff0000 (8589934528 KB) Busy: 000000016aa67000 (5941660 KB)
-------------------- Type SUMMARY --------------------------
TotSize ( KB) Pct(Tots) Usage
7fe95589000 (8583992868) : 99.93% : <free>
12fcc000 ( 311088) : 00.00% : MEM_IMAGE
8fc000 ( 9200) : 00.00% : MEM_MAPPED
15719f000 ( 5621372) : 00.07% : MEM_PRIVATE
-------------------- State SUMMARY --------------------------
TotSize ( KB) Pct(Tots) Usage
6eb9d000 ( 1814132) : 00.02% : MEM_COMMIT
7fe95589000 (8583992868) : 99.93% : MEM_FREE
fbeca000 ( 4127528) : 00.05% : MEM_RESERVE
Largest free region: Base 0000000516fc5000 - Size 0000063d2589b000 (6698918508 KB)
Max available would be 8 terabyte [usermode] + 8 terabyte[kernelmode] = 16 TB
All the of above scenarios explaining memory availability goes in line with Tom’s blog
32-bit OS |
64-bit OS |
|
32-bit process |
2 GB |
4 GB |
32-bit process with /3GB |
3 GB |
N/A |
64-bit process |
N/A |
16 TB |
These process numbers are contingent on how much RAM and disk space you have, so if you have 4 GB of RAM and 4 GB Pagefile,
the total memory of all running processes can’t be greater then 8 GB.
Happy Debugging!