trace-writes

What problem does it solve?

Find out which code writes to a specific memory address by using hardware breakpoints and live inspection, turning memory corruption mysteries into actionable insights.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Set hardware watchpoints on a target address to observe reads or writes.
• Disassemble the instruction at the access point to identify the writer.
• Correlate memory writes with function boundaries to isolate responsible code paths.
• Use case: debug a crash caused by a rogue write to a critical memory address in a running x64 process.

Quick Start

Use trace-writes to monitor memory writes by setting a hardware breakpoint on the target address and then inspecting the breakpoint hits to identify the writer.