[asterisk-users] How to get asterisk to take a dump?

[Steve Edwards]

I have an asterisk process that is consuming over 100mb (according to 
"top"). "Show channels" says "167 active channels and 53 active calls."

It's an old install -- 1.2.7.1, but it has custom code that needs to be 
updated before moving to a more recent release.

I'm assuming that 100mb is indicative of a memory leak (probably in my 
code).

How can I get a dump (preferably without disrupting production) so I can 
poke around in it (using gdb) and what's a good strategy for finding 
memory leaks?

Thanks in advance,
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