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diff --git a/doc/devel/qa.dox b/doc/devel/qa.dox index 32404957..7505330e 100644 --- a/doc/devel/qa.dox +++ b/doc/devel/qa.dox @@ -81,4 +81,13 @@ See tests/tools/perfdhcp directory in BIND10 source code. href="http://tahi.org/logo/dhcpv6/">DHCPv6 conformance tests</a>. ISC plans to deploy and run them periodically in a near future. + @section valgrind Memory correctness using valgrind + +<a href="http://valgrind.org/">Valgrind</a> is a powerful tool for dynamic code +analysis. It allows running existing code (often even without recompiling) in a +special environment that tracks memory operations. In particular, it is able to +detect: memory leaks, buffer overflows, usage of uninitialized memory, double +frees and similar errors. We currently do not use valgrind in ISC DHCP testing, +but there are plans for start using it. + */ |