Re: [Valgrind-users] Valgrind getting stuck or hung

[David C. <dcc...@ac...>]

On 2/22/2012 6:43 PM, Richa Mehta wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The valgrind version is: *valgrind-3.6.1*
> and the Linux OS is based off of: *montavista*
>
> I first connect to a virtual machine (VM), boot up my build image 
> without starting any services.
> Then I run valgrind on my process, (only after starting all the 
> services on which my process is dependent, so there is no dependency 
> issue)
> Now, once the valgrind runs, it gets hung.
>
> I tried using all the flags including -d, -v, --leakcheck, etc
> once it gets hung, I am not even able to access the log file.
>
> I also tried to ssh to the vm which runs valgrind and the only thing I 
> could figure out fro it is 2 to 3 processes taking more space...
> I don't think this will be of any help
>
> Can u plz guide me as to how to access the log file of valgrind, once 
> it gets hung. Atleast that might give me some info as to which thread 
> is causing the problem.
>

What happens if you launch valgrind on the command "ls -l"?  Does 
valgrind fail every time on the VM, or just on your program?

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