.ML - Format Memory Alias Records (VMAL)

Display memory alias records (VMALs). Optionally format related arena records (VMARs), object records (VMOBs) and context records (VMCOs).

Syntax:

────.ML ────┬───────┬─┬───────┬─┬─────────────────────────┬───
              └── B ──┘ ├── F ──┤ ├── hal─────┬───┬─────────┤
                        └── C ──┘ └── laddr ──┘   └── Ln ───┘

Parameters:

B

Display in-use (busy) alias records in sequential order.
C
Display chained memory structures.

Chaining causes related memory structures to be displayed in groups, the head of which is indicated by an * suffix. The related structures are:

the associated arena record (VMAR). See .MA command
aliases to the associated arena record (VMALs).
arena records of all associated alias records
shared instance data objects for all related arena records
context records for shared objects of all associated arena records (VMCOs). See .MC command.
object records of all associated arena records (VMOBs). See .MO command.
F
Display free alias records.
maddr
Specifies the matching address to be used with the M option.
laddr
Specifies the linear address of a specific alias record to be formatted.
Ln
Specifies the number of arena records to display.
hal
Specifies the handle of a specific alias record to be formatted.

Results & Notes:

Alias records are in contiguous storage, which is anchored from the address given by global variable:

_palVMAliases

From fix pack 29 for Warp V3 and base Warp V4 the Dump Formatter .ML command has been enhanced to work independently of kernel symbols. Prior to these releases, kernel symbols were required to enable the Dump Formatter to locate _palVMAliases.

Output from the .ML. command appears in one of three formats.

Free Alias Record
Selector Alias Record
Linear Address Alias Record

For a description of the fields formatted by .ML select .ML Output Field Descriptions

For more examples using of the .M family of commands see: Exploring Memory Management.

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