Programmatically retrieve memory usage on iPhone

Question

I'm trying to retrieve the amount of memory my iPhone app is using at anytime, programmatically. Yes I'm aware about ObjectAlloc/Leaks. I'm not interested in those, only to know if it's possible to write some code and get the amount of bytes being used and report it via NSLog.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Here's a Swift 3 Version:

func mach_task_self() -> task_t {
    return mach_task_self_
}

func getMegabytesUsed() -> Float? {
    var info = mach_task_basic_info()
    var count = mach_msg_type_number_t(MemoryLayout.size(ofValue: info) / MemoryLayout<integer_t>.size)
    let kerr = withUnsafeMutablePointer(to: &info) { infoPtr in
        return infoPtr.withMemoryRebound(to: integer_t.self, capacity: Int(count)) { (machPtr: UnsafeMutablePointer<integer_t>) in
            return task_info(
                mach_task_self(),
                task_flavor_t(MACH_TASK_BASIC_INFO),
                machPtr,
                &count
            )
        }
    }
    guard kerr == KERN_SUCCESS else {
        return nil
    }  
    return Float(info.resident_size) / (1024 * 1024)   
}

Answer 2

Below is the correct answer:

```

float GetTotalPhysicsMemory()
{
    struct task_basic_info info;
    mach_msg_type_number_t size = sizeof(info);
    kern_return_t kr;
    kr = task_info(mach_task_self(), TASK_BASIC_INFO, (task_info_t)&info, &size);
    if (kr == KERN_SUCCESS) 
        return (float)(info.resident_size) / 1024.0 / 1024.0;
    else
        return 0;
}

```

Answer 3

The headers forTASK_BASIC_INFO say:

/* Don't use this, use MACH_TASK_BASIC_INFO instead */

Here is a version using MACH_TASK_BASIC_INFO:

void report_memory(void)
{
    struct mach_task_basic_info info;
    mach_msg_type_number_t size = MACH_TASK_BASIC_INFO_COUNT;
    kern_return_t kerr = task_info(mach_task_self(),
                                   MACH_TASK_BASIC_INFO,
                                   (task_info_t)&info,
                                   &size);
    if( kerr == KERN_SUCCESS ) {
        NSLog(@"Memory in use (in bytes): %u", info.resident_size);
    } else {
        NSLog(@"Error with task_info(): %s", mach_error_string(kerr));
    }
}

Answer 4

Swift 3.1 (As of August 8, 2017)

func getMemory() {

    var taskInfo = mach_task_basic_info()
    var count = mach_msg_type_number_t(MemoryLayout<mach_task_basic_info>.size)/4
    let kerr: kern_return_t = withUnsafeMutablePointer(to: &taskInfo) {
        $0.withMemoryRebound(to: integer_t.self, capacity: 1) {
            task_info(mach_task_self_, task_flavor_t(MACH_TASK_BASIC_INFO), $0, &count)
        }
    }
    if kerr == KERN_SUCCESS {
        let usedMegabytes = taskInfo.resident_size/1000000
        print("used megabytes: \(usedMegabytes)")
    } else {
        print("Error with task_info(): " +
            (String(cString: mach_error_string(kerr), encoding: String.Encoding.ascii) ?? "unknown error"))
    }

}

Answer 5

Here is report_memory() enhanced to rapidly show leak status in the NSLog().

void report_memory(void) {
    static unsigned last_resident_size=0;
    static unsigned greatest = 0;
    static unsigned last_greatest = 0;

    struct task_basic_info info;
    mach_msg_type_number_t size = sizeof(info);
    kern_return_t kerr = task_info(mach_task_self(),
                               TASK_BASIC_INFO,
                               (task_info_t)&info,
                               &size);
    if( kerr == KERN_SUCCESS ) {
        int diff = (int)info.resident_size - (int)last_resident_size;
        unsigned latest = info.resident_size;
        if( latest > greatest   )   greatest = latest;  // track greatest mem usage
        int greatest_diff = greatest - last_greatest;
        int latest_greatest_diff = latest - greatest;
        NSLog(@"Mem: %10u (%10d) : %10d :   greatest: %10u (%d)", info.resident_size, diff,
          latest_greatest_diff,
          greatest, greatest_diff  );
    } else {
        NSLog(@"Error with task_info(): %s", mach_error_string(kerr));
    }
    last_resident_size = info.resident_size;
    last_greatest = greatest;
}

Answer 6

Swift solution of Jason Coco's answer:

func reportMemory() {
    let name = mach_task_self_
    let flavor = task_flavor_t(TASK_BASIC_INFO)
    let basicInfo = task_basic_info()
    var size: mach_msg_type_number_t = mach_msg_type_number_t(sizeofValue(basicInfo))
    let pointerOfBasicInfo = UnsafeMutablePointer<task_basic_info>.alloc(1)

    let kerr: kern_return_t = task_info(name, flavor, UnsafeMutablePointer(pointerOfBasicInfo), &size)
    let info = pointerOfBasicInfo.move()
    pointerOfBasicInfo.dealloc(1)

    if kerr == KERN_SUCCESS {
        print("Memory in use (in bytes): \(info.resident_size)")
    } else {
        print("error with task info(): \(mach_error_string(kerr))")
    }
}