Notes on memory leaks

Understanding memory

• Understanding memory usage on Linux
• Demystifying Footprint
• Memory Management Glossary

Related to Firefox

• Reducing (Firefox) memory usage - Good place to start
• Flash memory usage
• mozillaZine Problematic extensions

Firefox memory montioring tools

• Leak Monitor Extension

Other memory tools

• Munin - monitoring tool; can be used to plot memory usage over time.
• Valgrind - looks like a powerful debugging tool for finding memory problems; may be more for debugging programs during development.