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Trace malloc slows down the browser a bit (maybe 3x?) at runtime on Linux and Mac, but by a lot more on Windows. However, the stacks on Linux and Mac require [[#Post-processing_of_stack_traces|post-processing]]. | Trace malloc slows down the browser a bit (maybe 3x?) at runtime on Linux and Mac, but by a lot more on Windows. However, the stacks on Linux and Mac require [[#Post-processing_of_stack_traces|post-processing]]. | ||
Generate a trace-malloc dump by building with <code>ac_add_options --enable-trace-malloc</code> and then passing <code>--trace-malloc FILENAME</code> when you start Firefox. | |||
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