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Bug #53415 memory_get_usage is inaccurate
Submitted: 2010-11-26 14:36 UTC Modified: 2010-11-27 04:03 UTC
From: thepixeldeveloper at googlemail dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Scripting Engine problem
PHP Version: 5.3.3 OS: Linux durango 2.6.36-020636rc8-g
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
 [2010-11-26 14:36 UTC] thepixeldeveloper at googlemail dot com
Description:
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memory_get_usage does not work correctly with reflection calls such as invoke.

Test script:
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<?php
 
class HelloWorld
{
 public function sayHelloTo($name)
 {
  $s = memory_get_usage();
 
  $something = str_repeat($name, pow(1024, 2));
 
  echo 'Inside: ';
  echo memory_get_usage() - $s.PHP_EOL;
 }
}
 
$reflectionMethod = new ReflectionMethod('HelloWorld', 'sayHelloTo');
 
$s = memory_get_usage();
 
 $reflectionMethod->invoke(new HelloWorld(), 'a');
 
echo 'Outside: ';
echo memory_get_usage() - $s;

Expected result:
----------------
Inside: 1048760
Outside: 1048760

Actual result:
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Inside: 1048760
Outside: 92

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 [2010-11-27 04:03 UTC] scottmac@php.net
-Status: Open +Status: Bogus
 [2010-11-27 04:03 UTC] scottmac@php.net
$something is destroyed when the scope is lost and the memory is free'd back to 
PHP to use again. Hence the low value outside.

Maybe you're looking for memory_get_peak_usage()
 
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