Clean valgrind output by suppressing false errors.

Update valgrind.txt documentation and add valgrind.supp file in order to
allow those who are creating valgrind output to have less false errors in
the logfile.

(closes issue #16007)
Reported by: atis
Patches:
      valgrind.txt.diff uploaded by atis (license 242)
      asterisk2.supp uploaded by atis (license 242)
Tested by: atis, amorsen

git-svn-id: https://origsvn.digium.com/svn/asterisk/branches/1.4@225484 65c4cc65-6c06-0410-ace0-fbb531ad65f3
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Leif Madsen
2009-10-22 21:51:52 +00:00
parent bb3f1903fc
commit 8ddf6e4088
2 changed files with 45 additions and 10 deletions

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contrib/valgrind.supp Normal file
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@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
#
# _dl_close errors
#
{
dlclose-1
Memcheck:Addr1
...
fun:dlclose
fun:load_dynamic_module
...
}
{
dlclose-2
Memcheck:Addr2
...
fun:dlclose
fun:load_dynamic_module
...
}
{
dlclose-4
Memcheck:Addr4
...
fun:dlclose
fun:load_dynamic_module
...
}
#
# codec_speex
#
{
speex_decode
Memcheck:Cond
fun:speex_decode_int
...
}

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@@ -11,18 +11,12 @@ of information about the crash.
2. Rebuild and install Asterisk.
3. Run Asterisk as follows:
valgrind --log-file-exactly=valgrind.txt asterisk -vvvvcg 2>malloc_debug.txt
UPDATE: The newest version of valgrind has eliminated the
--log-file-exactly option. If you are running valgrind 3.3.0 or higher,
just use the --log-file option, keeping in mind that Valgrind will append
a trailing suffix onto valgrind.txt.
valgrind --suppressions=/usr/src/asterisk/contrib/valgrind.supp --log-fd=9 asterisk -vvvvcg 9>valgrind.txt
Where /usr/src/asterisk/ is location of asterisk source code.
4. Reproduce the issue. Following the manifestation of the issue (or when
the process crashes), upload the two files, valgrind.txt and
malloc_debug.txt to the issue tracker. If you are using the --log-file
option, note that valgrind.txt will have a trailing suffix. That's fine,
just upload that file.
the process crashes), upload the valgrind.txt to the issue tracker.
Please note that even if valgrind prevents Asterisk from crashing, the
information logged may STILL be of use to developers, so please upload the