Re: [Valgrind-users] Valgrind works with APK's?

[Marc S. <mar...@gm...>]

In Android most of people uses APK as aplication not as file. But I didn't
understand if it works or not with an application (apk) running inside the
DVM.


2013/11/21 John Reiser <jr...@bi...>

> > I'm trying to use callgrind with an APK in the emulator with API15 and
> valgrind 3.9 without any success.
> >
> > Can valgrind instrument APKs or not?
>
> No.  An .apk is a file which is a container for many kinds of information.
> Valgrind tools instrument the instantiation of a process, and not a
> container.
>
> The "hook" for valgrind, the place where valgrind intercepts control
> and begins co-execution of the valgrind tool with the target program, is
> execve().
> execve() is an very clean interface.  The operating system discards
> entirely
> the old memory image, and instantiates a new memory image "from scratch."
> This cleanliness is essential for the valgrind tool to identify and
> understand easily the initial state of what is being instrumented.
>
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Marc