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Implement heap profiling on OS X.

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Description

Implement heap profiling on OS X. This will require synthesizing the heap map data in a format that pprof can understand, or alternatively implementing symbolification and emitting what pprof calls 'raw' heap profiles.

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the existing profiling implementation and its OS X-specific paths, then determine whether pprof-compatible heap-map synthesis or raw-profile symbolification is feasible; done means OS X heap profiles are emitted in a format pprof can understand.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
performance
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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