| commit | be5b0f040a797dbfc758df56fec4eb3894e9c43f | [log] [tgz] |
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| author | Bobby R. Bruce <bbruce@ucdavis.edu> | Fri May 27 12:58:09 2022 -0700 |
| committer | Bobby Bruce <bbruce@ucdavis.edu> | Tue May 31 18:07:54 2022 +0000 |
| tree | db7a51a197e56467e365e60eb97df808e591c550 | |
| parent | e84cfa9a70fb60af1b303e729eb7e1cf340a9264 [diff] |
website: Update Valgrind usage guide Valgrind cannot be used on gem5 compiled with tcmalloc. This patch updates the documentation to state that. Change-Id: I4ed96e64a78ca86a1c88cf9ccb3ad6b717013050 Reviewed-on: https://gem5-review.googlesource.com/c/public/gem5-website/+/60069 Maintainer: Bobby Bruce <bbruce@ucdavis.edu> Reviewed-by: Bobby Bruce <bbruce@ucdavis.edu> Tested-by: Bobby Bruce <bbruce@ucdavis.edu>
diff --git a/_pages/documentation/general_docs/debugging_and_testing/debugging/debugger_based_debugging.md b/_pages/documentation/general_docs/debugging_and_testing/debugging/debugger_based_debugging.md index 5b6bd39..84cb89f 100644 --- a/_pages/documentation/general_docs/debugging_and_testing/debugging/debugger_based_debugging.md +++ b/_pages/documentation/general_docs/debugging_and_testing/debugging/debugger_based_debugging.md
@@ -108,7 +108,12 @@ For Valgrind to function, the target gem5 binary must have been compiled to include debugging information. Therefore, the `gem5.debug` binaries must be -used. +used. Due to difficulties with Valgrind working with tcmalloc, `gem5.debug` +must be compiled without using the `--without-tcmalloc` flag: + +``` +scons --without-tcmalloc build/{ISA}/gem5.debug +``` To run a check using Valgrind, execute the following: