src/v8/tools/gcmole/gccause.lua

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-- This is an auxiliary tool that reads gccauses file generated by
-- gcmole.lua and prints tree of the calls that can potentially cause a GC
-- inside a given function.
--
-- Usage: lua tools/gcmole/gccause.lua <function-name-pattern>
--

assert(loadfile "gccauses")()

local P = ...

local T = {}

local function TrackCause(name, lvl)
   io.write(("  "):rep(lvl or 0), name, "\n")
   if GC[name] then
      local causes = GC[name]
      for i = 1, #causes do
	 local f = causes[i]
	 if not T[f] then
	    T[f] = true
	    TrackCause(f, (lvl or 0) + 1)
	 end

	 if f == '<GC>' then break end
      end
   end
end

for name, _ in pairs(GC) do
   if name:match(P) then
      T = {}
      TrackCause(name)
   end
end