# Memory allocation tracking
**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/memory-allocation-tracking/21597
**Category:** General Usage
**Created:** [March 7, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/memory-allocation-tracking/21597 "2019-03-07T20:20:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@Suraj\_Pawar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Suraj_Pawar)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2019, 8:20pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/memory-allocation-tracking/21597/1 "2019-03-07T20:20:44Z")
I used --track-allocation to see the memory allocated to the code and I got below results for one of the function. I am just allocating a value from an array to the variable and it shows a large number as the memory allocation. Is there anything wrong with my code\> Thank you.
```julia
- function solver(dx, dy, nx, ny, residual, source, u_numerical, rms,
- initial_rms, maximum_iterations, tiny, lambda, output, flag,
- relaxcount)
-
290003364 flag_solver = flag[2]
0 flag_multigrid = flag[3]
0 flag_order = flag[6]
-
0 if flag_multigrid == 1 && flag_order == 1
- # flag_solver = flag[2]
0 if flag_solver == 1
- # call jacobi solver
0 jacobi_solver(dx, dy, nx, ny, residual, source, u_numerical, rms,
- initial_rms, maximum_iterations, lambda, output)
0 elseif flag_solver == 2
- # call gauss seidel solver
0 gauss_seidel(dx, dy, nx, ny, residual, source, u_numerical, rms,
- initial_rms, maximum_iterations, lambda, output)
0 elseif flag_solver == 3
- # call steepest descent solver
0 steepest_descent(dx, dy, nx, ny, residual, source, u_numerical, rms,
- initial_rms, maximum_iterations, tiny, lambda, output)
0 elseif flag_solver == 4
- # call conjugate gradient solver
0 conjugate_gradient(dx, dy, nx, ny, residual, source, u_numerical, rms,
- initial_rms, maximum_iterations, tiny, lambda, output)
- else
0 biconjugate_gradient_stab(dx, dy, nx, ny, residual, source, u_numerical,
- rms, initial_rms, maximum_iterations, tiny, lambda, output)
- end
- end
```
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### Author:  [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)
#### Post date: [March 7, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/memory-allocation-tracking/21597/2 "2019-03-07T21:32:46Z")
Large allocations on the very first line in the function typically means the allocation had to do with the calling of the function.
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### Author:  [@Suraj\_Pawar](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Suraj_Pawar)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/memory-allocation-tracking/21597/3 "2019-03-08T00:31:05Z")
Does the function call requires large memory allocation? What are the ways to reduce the memory allocation for the function call? Thank you.
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### Author:  [@kristoffer.carlsson](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/kristoffer.carlsson)
#### Post date: [March 8, 2019, 10:16am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/memory-allocation-tracking/21597/4 "2019-03-08T10:16:46Z")
If things are not type stable then it can require some memory to call. Best is if you can make a small example that exhibits the problem.