HeapNumbers do consume memory, so it's worth dumping them. However, we
don't dump their values, as they are not as self-descriptive as values
of strings, and they will increase snapshot size. Storing heap numbers
values can be added if we will feel a sufficient demand for that.
InternalFields are used, e.g. for storing references to DOM nodes
event handlers.
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during snapshot size optimization.
Sorry, now I figured out that the diff implementation itself was also
incorrect. Reachable nodes must be filtered from the beginning,
otherwise, an object that is already disconnected, but not discarded
yet, will not appear as a deleted (thankfully, this bug for some
reason had appeared on the x64 port.)
BUG=868
TEST=HeapSnapshotRootPreservedAfterSorting
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to avoid storing serialized snapshot on VM, instead it is emitted
using output stream interface.
The size of JSON emitted is roughly equal to used heap size
(when stored as an ASCII string).
Now a whole heap snapshot can be serialized and transmitted outside
VM. This makes possible:
- implementing non-async UI for heap snapshots inspection;
- storing heap snapshots for further inspection;
- remote profiling (we can even implement a snapshotting mode
where a snapshot isn't even stored in VM, only transmitted --
good for mobile devices);
- creating tools for outside heap snapshots processing, e.g.
converting to HPROF.
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To trace objects between snapshots, an external map of object tags is
maintained. After the first heap snapshot has been taken, the map is
updated by reporting object moves from the GC. If no snapshots were
taken, there is no overhead (except for flag checking).
I considered graph comparison algorithms that doesn't require using
object tags, but they are all of a high computational complexity, and
will still fail to detect object moves properly, even for trivial
cases, so using tags looks like unavoidable.
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The profile is taken together with constructors profile. In theory, it
should represent a complete heap graph. However, this takes a lot of memory,
so it is reduced to a more compact, but still useful form. Namely:
- objects are aggregated by their constructors, except for Array and Object
instances, that are too hetereogeneous;
- for Arrays and Objects, initially every instance is concerned, but then
they are grouped together based on their retainer graph paths similarity (e.g.
if two objects has the same retainer, they are considered equal);
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