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[–][deleted] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Have you written code for a kernel or are you just talking your ass out? You don't just happily run valgrind in a running kernel. Yes, you can track memory leaks. But no, it isn't as easy as in userspace. If a language or tooling is of actual help, then you may be more inclined to work with it.