---
name: "Devel::MAT::Tool::Sizes"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdevel-mat-perl"
version: "0.53-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Devel::MAT::Tool::Sizes"
---

# Devel::MAT::Tool::Sizes(3pm)

calculate sizes of SV structures

## NAME

"Devel::MAT::Tool::Sizes" - calculate sizes of SV structures

## DESCRIPTION

This `"Devel::MAT"` tool calculates the sizes of the structures around SVs. The individual size of each individual SV is given by the `"size"` method, though in several cases SVs can be considered to be part of larger structures of a combined aggregate size. This tool calculates those sizes and adds them to the UI.

The structural size is calculated from the basic size of the SV, added to which for various types is:

- ARRAY

  Arrays add the basic size of every non-mortal element SV.

- HASH

  Hashes add the basic size of every non-mortal value SV.

- CODE

  Codes add the basic size of their padlist and constant value, and all their padnames, pads, constants and globrefs.

The owned size is calculated by starting at the given SV and accumulating the set of every strong outref whose refcount is 1. This is the set of all SVs the original directly owns.

## SV METHODS

This tool adds the following SV methods.

### structure\_set

```
   @svs = $sv->structure_set;
```

Returns the total set of the SV's structure.

### structure\_size

```
   $size = $sv->structure_size;
```

Returns the size, in bytes, of the structure that the SV contains.

### owned\_set

```
   @svs = $sv->owned_set;
```

Returns the set of every SV owned by the given one.

### owned\_size

```
   $size = $sv->owned_size;
```

Returns the total size, in bytes, of the SVs owned by the given one.

## COMMANDS

### size

Prints the sizes of a given SV

```
   pmat> size defstash
   STASH(61) at 0x556e47243e10=defstash consumes:
     2.1 KiB directly
     11.2 KiB structurally
     54.2 KiB including owned referrants
```

### largest

```
   pmat> largest -owned
   STASH(61) at 0x55e4317dfe10: 54.2 KiB: of which
    |   GLOB(%*) at 0x55e43180be60: 16.9 KiB: of which
    |    |   STASH(40) at 0x55e43180bdd0: 16.7 KiB
    |    |   GLOB(&*) at 0x55e4318ad330: 2.8 KiB
    |    |   others: 15.0 KiB
    |   GLOB(%*) at 0x55e4317fdf28: 4.1 KiB: of which
    |    |   STASH(34) at 0x55e4317fdf40: 4.0 KiB bytes
   ...
```

Finds and prints the largest SVs by size. The 5 largest SVs are shown.

If counting sizes in a way that includes referred SVs, a tree is printed showing the 3 largest SVs within these, and of those the 2 largest referred SVs again. This should help identify large memory occupiers.

Takes the following named options:

- \--struct

  Count SVs using the structural size.

- \--owned

  Count SVs using the owned size.

By default, only the individual SV size is counted.

## AUTHOR

Paul Evans \<leonerd@leonerd.org.uk\>