Issue #18874: Implement the PEP 454 (tracemalloc)

4 files changed, 666 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/library/debug.rst b/Doc/library/debug.rst
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+++ b/Doc/library/debug.rst
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ allowing you to identify bottlenecks in your programs.
    profile.rst
    timeit.rst
    trace.rst
+   tracemalloc.rst
diff --git a/Doc/library/tracemalloc.rst b/Doc/library/tracemalloc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2edf7bb
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+++ b/Doc/library/tracemalloc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,608 @@
+:mod:`tracemalloc` --- Trace memory allocations
+===============================================
+
+.. module:: tracemalloc
+   :synopsis: Trace memory allocations.
+
+The tracemalloc module is a debug tool to trace memory blocks allocated by
+Python. It provides the following information:
+
+* Traceback where an object was allocated
+* Statistics on allocated memory blocks per filename and per line number:
+  total size, number and average size of allocated memory blocks
+* Compute the differences between two snapshots to detect memory leaks
+
+To trace most memory blocks allocated by Python, the module should be started
+as early as possible by setting the :envvar:`PYTHONTRACEMALLOC` environment
+variable to ``1``, or by using :option:`-X` ``tracemalloc`` command line
+option. The :func:`tracemalloc.start` function can be called at runtime to
+start tracing Python memory allocations.
+
+By default, a trace of an allocated memory block only stores the most recent
+frame (1 frame). To store 25 frames at startup: set the
+:envvar:`PYTHONTRACEMALLOC` environment variable to ``25``, or use the
+:option:`-X` ``tracemalloc=25`` command line option. The
+:func:`set_traceback_limit` function can be used at runtime to set the limit.
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.4
+
+
+Examples
+========
+
+Display the top 10
+------------------
+
+Display the 10 files allocating the most memory::
+
+    import tracemalloc
+
+    tracemalloc.start()
+
+    # ... run your application ...
+
+    snapshot = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
+    top_stats = snapshot.statistics('lineno')
+
+    print("[ Top 10 ]")
+    for stat in top_stats[:10]:
+        print(stat)
+
+
+Example of output of the Python test suite::
+
+    [ Top 10 ]
+    <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:716: size=4855 KiB, count=39328, average=126 B
+    <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:284: size=521 KiB, count=3199, average=167 B
+    /usr/lib/python3.4/collections/__init__.py:368: size=244 KiB, count=2315, average=108 B
+    /usr/lib/python3.4/unittest/case.py:381: size=185 KiB, count=779, average=243 B
+    /usr/lib/python3.4/unittest/case.py:402: size=154 KiB, count=378, average=416 B
+    /usr/lib/python3.4/abc.py:133: size=88.7 KiB, count=347, average=262 B
+    <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1446: size=70.4 KiB, count=911, average=79 B
+    <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:1454: size=52.0 KiB, count=25, average=2131 B
+    <string>:5: size=49.7 KiB, count=148, average=344 B
+    /usr/lib/python3.4/sysconfig.py:411: size=48.0 KiB, count=1, average=48.0 KiB
+
+We can see that Python loaded ``4.8 MiB`` data (bytecode and constants) from
+modules and that the :mod:`collections` module allocated ``244 KiB`` to build
+:class:`~collections.namedtuple` types.
+
+See :meth:`Snapshot.statistics` for more options.
+
+
+Compute differences
+-------------------
+
+Take two snapshots and display the differences::
+
+    import tracemalloc
+    tracemalloc.start()
+    # ... start your application ...
+
+    snapshot1 = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
+    # ... call the function leaking memory ...
+    snapshot2 = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
+
+    top_stats = snapshot2.compare_to(snapshot1, 'lineno')
+
+    print("[ Top 10 differences ]")
+    for stat in top_stats[:10]:
+        print(stat)
+
+Example of output before/after running some tests of the Python test suite::
+
+    [ Top 10 differences ]
+    <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:716: size=8173 KiB (+4428 KiB), count=71332 (+39369), average=117 B
+    /usr/lib/python3.4/linecache.py:127: size=940 KiB (+940 KiB), count=8106 (+8106), average=119 B
+    /usr/lib/python3.4/unittest/case.py:571: size=298 KiB (+298 KiB), count=589 (+589), average=519 B
+    <frozen importlib._bootstrap>:284: size=1005 KiB (+166 KiB), count=7423 (+1526), average=139 B
+    /usr/lib/python3.4/mimetypes.py:217: size=112 KiB (+112 KiB), count=1334 (+1334), average=86 B
+    /usr/lib/python3.4/http/server.py:848: size=96.0 KiB (+96.0 KiB), count=1 (+1), average=96.0 KiB
+    /usr/lib/python3.4/inspect.py:1465: size=83.5 KiB (+83.5 KiB), count=109 (+109), average=784 B
+    /usr/lib/python3.4/unittest/mock.py:491: size=77.7 KiB (+77.7 KiB), count=143 (+143), average=557 B
+    /usr/lib/python3.4/urllib/parse.py:476: size=71.8 KiB (+71.8 KiB), count=969 (+969), average=76 B
+    /usr/lib/python3.4/contextlib.py:38: size=67.2 KiB (+67.2 KiB), count=126 (+126), average=546 B
+
+We can see that Python loaded ``4.4 MiB`` of new data (bytecode and constants)
+from modules (on of total of ``8.2 MiB``) and that the :mod:`linecache` module
+cached ``940 KiB`` of Python source code to format tracebacks.
+
+If the system has little free memory, snapshots can be written on disk using
+the :meth:`Snapshot.dump` method to analyze the snapshot offline. Then use the
+:meth:`Snapshot.load` method reload the snapshot.
+
+
+Get the traceback of a memory block
+-----------------------------------
+
+Code to display the traceback of the biggest memory block::
+
+    import linecache
+    import tracemalloc
+
+    tracemalloc.set_traceback_limit(25)
+    tracemalloc.start()
+
+    # ... run your application ...
+
+    snapshot = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
+    top_stats = snapshot.statistics('traceback')
+
+    # pick the biggest memory block
+    stat = top_stats[0]
+    print("%s memory blocks: %.1f KiB" % (stat.count, stat.size / 1024))
+    for frame in stat.traceback:
+        print('  File "%s", line %s' % (frame.filename, frame.lineno))
+        line = linecache.getline(frame.filename, frame.lineno)
+        line = line.strip()
+        if line:
+            print('    ' + line)
+
+Example of output of the Python test suite (traceback limited to 25 frames)::
+
+    903 memory blocks: 870.1 KiB
+      File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 716
+      File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1036
+      File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 934
+      File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1068
+      File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 619
+      File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1581
+      File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1614
+      File "/usr/lib/python3.4/doctest.py", line 101
+        import pdb
+      File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 284
+      File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 938
+      File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1068
+      File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 619
+      File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1581
+      File "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>", line 1614
+      File "/usr/lib/python3.4/test/support/__init__.py", line 1728
+        import doctest
+      File "/usr/lib/python3.4/test/test_pickletools.py", line 21
+        support.run_doctest(pickletools)
+      File "/usr/lib/python3.4/test/regrtest.py", line 1276
+        test_runner()
+      File "/usr/lib/python3.4/test/regrtest.py", line 976
+        display_failure=not verbose)
+      File "/usr/lib/python3.4/test/regrtest.py", line 761
+        match_tests=ns.match_tests)
+      File "/usr/lib/python3.4/test/regrtest.py", line 1563
+        main()
+      File "/usr/lib/python3.4/test/__main__.py", line 3
+        regrtest.main_in_temp_cwd()
+      File "/usr/lib/python3.4/runpy.py", line 73
+        exec(code, run_globals)
+      File "/usr/lib/python3.4/runpy.py", line 160
+        "__main__", fname, loader, pkg_name)
+
+We can see that most memory was allocated in the :mod:`importlib` module to
+load data (bytecode and constants) from modules: ``870 KiB``. The traceback is
+where the :mod:`importlib` loaded data for the the last time: on the ``import
+pdb`` line of the :mod:`doctest` module. The traceback may change if a new
+module is loaded.
+
+
+Pretty top
+----------
+
+Code to display the 10 lines allocating the most memory with a pretty output,
+ignoring ``<frozen importlib._bootstrap>`` and ``<unknown>`` files::
+
+    import os
+    import tracemalloc
+
+    def display_top(snapshot, group_by='lineno', limit=10):
+        snapshot = snapshot.filter_traces((
+            tracemalloc.Filter(False, "<frozen importlib._bootstrap>"),
+            tracemalloc.Filter(False, "<unknown>"),
+        ))
+        top_stats = snapshot.statistics(group_by)
+
+        print("Top %s lines" % limit)
+        for index, stat in enumerate(top_stats[:limit], 1):
+            frame = stat.traceback[0]
+            # replace "/path/to/module/file.py" with "module/file.py"
+            filename = os.sep.join(frame.filename.split(os.sep)[-2:])
+            print("#%s: %s:%s: %.1f KiB"
+                  % (index, filename, frame.lineno,
+                     stat.size / 1024))
+
+        other = top_stats[limit:]
+        if other:
+            size = sum(stat.size for stat in other)
+            print("%s other: %.1f KiB" % (len(other), size / 1024))
+        total = sum(stat.size for stat in top_stats)
+        print("Total allocated size: %.1f KiB" % (total / 1024))
+
+    tracemalloc.start()
+
+    # ... run your application ...
+
+    snapshot = tracemalloc.take_snapshot()
+    display_top(snapshot, 10)
+
+Example of output of the Python test suite::
+
+    2013-11-08 14:16:58.149320: Top 10 lines
+    #1: collections/__init__.py:368: 291.9 KiB
+    #2: Lib/doctest.py:1291: 200.2 KiB
+    #3: unittest/case.py:571: 160.3 KiB
+    #4: Lib/abc.py:133: 99.8 KiB
+    #5: urllib/parse.py:476: 71.8 KiB
+    #6: <string>:5: 62.7 KiB
+    #7: Lib/base64.py:140: 59.8 KiB
+    #8: Lib/_weakrefset.py:37: 51.8 KiB
+    #9: collections/__init__.py:362: 50.6 KiB
+    #10: test/test_site.py:56: 48.0 KiB
+    7496 other: 4161.9 KiB
+    Total allocated size: 5258.8 KiB
+
+See :meth:`Snapshot.statistics` for more options.
+
+
+API
+===
+
+Functions
+---------
+
+.. function:: clear_traces()
+
+   Clear traces of memory blocks allocated by Python.
+
+   See also :func:`stop`.
+
+
+.. function:: get_object_traceback(obj)
+
+   Get the traceback where the Python object *obj* was allocated.
+   Return a :class:`Traceback` instance, or ``None`` if the :mod:`tracemalloc`
+   module is not tracing memory allocations or did not trace the allocation of
+   the object.
+
+   See also :func:`gc.get_referrers` and :func:`sys.getsizeof` functions.
+
+
+.. function:: get_traceback_limit()
+
+   Get the maximum number of frames stored in the traceback of a trace.
+
+   By default, a trace of a memory block only stores the most recent
+   frame: the limit is ``1``.
+
+   Use the :func:`set_traceback_limit` function to change the limit.
+
+
+.. function:: get_traced_memory()
+
+   Get the current size and maximum size of memory blocks traced by the
+   :mod:`tracemalloc` module as a tuple: ``(size: int, max_size: int)``.
+
+
+.. function:: get_tracemalloc_memory()
+
+   Get the memory usage in bytes of the :mod:`tracemalloc` module used to store
+   traces of memory blocks.
+   Return an :class:`int`.
+
+
+.. function:: is_tracing()
+
+    ``True`` if the :mod:`tracemalloc` module is tracing Python memory
+    allocations, ``False`` otherwise.
+
+    See also :func:`start` and :func:`stop` functions.
+
+
+.. function:: set_traceback_limit(nframe: int)
+
+   Set the maximum number of frames stored in the traceback of a trace.
+   *nframe* must be greater or equal to ``1``.
+
+   Storing more than ``1`` frame is only useful to compute statistics grouped
+   by ``'traceback'`` or to compute cumulative statistics: see the
+   :meth:`Snapshot.compare_to` and :meth:`Snapshot.statistics` methods.
+
+   Storing more frames increases the memory and CPU overhead of the
+   :mod:`tracemalloc` module. Use the :func:`get_tracemalloc_memory` function
+   to measure how much memory is used by the :mod:`tracemalloc` module.
+
+   The :envvar:`PYTHONTRACEMALLOC` environment variable
+   (``PYTHONTRACEMALLOC=NFRAME``) and the :option:`-X` ``tracemalloc=NFRAME``
+   command line option can be used to set the limit at startup.
+
+   Use the :func:`get_traceback_limit` function to get the current limit.
+
+
+.. function:: start()
+
+   Start tracing Python memory allocations: install hooks on Python memory
+   allocators.
+
+   See also :func:`stop` and :func:`is_tracing` functions.
+
+
+.. function:: stop()
+
+   Stop tracing Python memory allocations: uninstall hooks on Python memory
+   allocators. Clear also traces of memory blocks allocated by Python
+
+   Call :func:`take_snapshot` function to take a snapshot of traces before
+   clearing them.
+
+   See also :func:`start` and :func:`is_tracing` functions.
+
+
+.. function:: take_snapshot()
+
+   Take a snapshot of traces of memory blocks allocated by Python. Return a new
+   :class:`Snapshot` instance.
+
+   The snapshot does not include memory blocks allocated before the
+   :mod:`tracemalloc` module started to trace memory allocations.
+
+   Tracebacks of traces are limited to :func:`get_traceback_limit` frames. Use
+   :func:`set_traceback_limit` to store more frames.
+
+   The :mod:`tracemalloc` module must be tracing memory allocations to take a
+   snapshot, see the the :func:`start` function.
+
+   See also the :func:`get_object_traceback` function.
+
+
+Filter
+------
+
+.. class:: Filter(inclusive: bool, filename_pattern: str, lineno: int=None, all_frames: bool=False)
+
+   Filter on traces of memory blocks.
+
+   See the :func:`fnmatch.fnmatch` function for the syntax of
+   *filename_pattern*. The ``'.pyc'`` and ``'.pyo'`` file extensions are
+   replaced with ``'.py'``.
+
+   Examples:
+
+   * ``Filter(True, subprocess.__file__)`` only includes traces of the
+     :mod:`subprocess` module
+   * ``Filter(False, tracemalloc.__file__)`` excludes traces of the
+     :mod:`tracemalloc` module
+   * ``Filter(False, "<unknown>")`` excludes empty tracebacks
+
+   .. attribute:: inclusive
+
+      If *inclusive* is ``True`` (include), only trace memory blocks allocated
+      in a file with a name matching :attr:`filename_pattern` at line number
+      :attr:`lineno`.
+
+      If *inclusive* is ``False`` (exclude), ignore memory blocks allocated in
+      a file with a name matching :attr:`filename_pattern` at line number
+      :attr:`lineno`.
+
+   .. attribute:: lineno
+
+      Line number (``int``) of the filter. If *lineno* is ``None``, the filter
+      matches any line number.
+
+   .. attribute:: filename_pattern
+
+      Filename pattern of the filter (``str``).
+
+   .. attribute:: all_frames
+
+      If *all_frames* is ``True``, all frames of the traceback are checked. If
+      *all_frames* is ``False``, only the most recent frame is checked.
+
+      This attribute is ignored if the traceback limit is less than ``2``.  See
+      the :func:`get_traceback_limit` function and
+      :attr:`Snapshot.traceback_limit` attribute.
+
+
+Frame
+-----
+
+.. class:: Frame
+
+   Frame of a traceback.
+
+   The :class:`Traceback` class is a sequence of :class:`Frame` instances.
+
+   .. attribute:: filename
+
+      Filename (``str``).
+
+   .. attribute:: lineno
+
+      Line number (``int``).
+
+
+Snapshot
+--------
+
+.. class:: Snapshot
+
+   Snapshot of traces of memory blocks allocated by Python.
+
+   The :func:`take_snapshot` function creates a snapshot instance.
+
+   .. method:: compare_to(old_snapshot: Snapshot, group_by: str, cumulative: bool=False)
+
+      Compute the differences with an old snapshot. Get statistics as a sorted
+      list of :class:`StatisticDiff` instances grouped by *group_by*.
+
+      See the :meth:`statistics` method for *group_by* and *cumulative*
+      parameters.
+
+      The result is sorted from the biggest to the smallest by: absolute value
+      of :attr:`StatisticDiff.size_diff`, :attr:`StatisticDiff.size`, absolute
+      value of :attr:`StatisticDiff.count_diff`, :attr:`Statistic.count` and
+      then by :attr:`StatisticDiff.traceback`.
+
+
+   .. method:: dump(filename)
+
+      Write the snapshot into a file.
+
+      Use :meth:`load` to reload the snapshot.
+
+
+   .. method:: filter_traces(filters)
+
+      Create a new :class:`Snapshot` instance with a filtered :attr:`traces`
+      sequence, *filters* is a list of :class:`Filter` instances.  If *filters*
+      is an empty list, return a new :class:`Snapshot` instance with a copy of
+      the traces.
+
+      All inclusive filters are applied at once, a trace is ignored if no
+      inclusive filters match it. A trace is ignored if at least one exclusive
+      filter matchs it.
+
+
+   .. classmethod:: load(filename)
+
+      Load a snapshot from a file.
+
+      See also :meth:`dump`.
+
+
+   .. method:: statistics(group_by: str, cumulative: bool=False)
+
+      Get statistics as a sorted list of :class:`Statistic` instances grouped
+      by *group_by*:
+
+      =====================  ========================
+      group_by               description
+      =====================  ========================
+      ``'filename'``         filename
+      ``'lineno'``           filename and line number
+      ``'traceback'``        traceback
+      =====================  ========================
+
+      If *cumulative* is ``True``, cumulate size and count of memory blocks of
+      all frames of the traceback of a trace, not only the most recent frame.
+      The cumulative mode can only be used with *group_by* equals to
+      ``'filename'`` and ``'lineno'`` and :attr:`traceback_limit` greater than
+      ``1``.
+
+      The result is sorted from the biggest to the smallest by:
+      :attr:`Statistic.size`, :attr:`Statistic.count` and then by
+      :attr:`Statistic.traceback`.
+
+
+   .. attribute:: traceback_limit
+
+      Maximum number of frames stored in the traceback of :attr:`traces`:
+      result of the :func:`get_traceback_limit` when the snapshot was taken.
+
+   .. attribute:: traces
+
+      Traces of all memory blocks allocated by Python: sequence of
+      :class:`Trace` instances.
+
+      The sequence has an undefined order. Use the :meth:`Snapshot.statistics`
+      method to get a sorted list of statistics.
+
+
+Statistic
+---------
+
+.. class:: Statistic
+
+   Statistic on memory allocations.
+
+   :func:`Snapshot.statistics` returns a list of :class:`Statistic` instances.
+
+   See also the :class:`StatisticDiff` class.
+
+   .. attribute:: count
+
+      Number of memory blocks (``int``).
+
+   .. attribute:: size
+
+      Total size of memory blocks in bytes (``int``).
+
+   .. attribute:: traceback
+
+      Traceback where the memory block was allocated, :class:`Traceback`
+      instance.
+
+
+StatisticDiff
+-------------
+
+.. class:: StatisticDiff
+
+   Statistic difference on memory allocations between an old and a new
+   :class:`Snapshot` instance.
+
+   :func:`Snapshot.compare_to` returns a list of :class:`StatisticDiff`
+   instances. See also the :class:`Statistic` class.
+
+   .. attribute:: count
+
+      Number of memory blocks in the new snapshot (``int``): ``0`` if
+      the memory blocks have been released in the new snapshot.
+
+   .. attribute:: count_diff
+
+      Difference of number of memory blocks between the old and the new
+      snapshots (``int``): ``0`` if the memory blocks have been allocated in
+      the new snapshot.
+
+   .. attribute:: size
+
+      Total size of memory blocks in bytes in the new snapshot (``int``):
+      ``0`` if the memory blocks have been released in the new snapshot.
+
+   .. attribute:: size_diff
+
+      Difference of total size of memory blocks in bytes between the old and
+      the new snapshots (``int``): ``0`` if the memory blocks have been
+      allocated in the new snapshot.
+
+   .. attribute:: traceback
+
+      Traceback where the memory blocks were allocated, :class:`Traceback`
+      instance.
+
+
+Trace
+-----
+
+.. class:: Trace
+
+   Trace of a memory block.
+
+   The :attr:`Snapshot.traces` attribute is a sequence of :class:`Trace`
+   instances.
+
+   .. attribute:: size
+
+      Size of the memory block in bytes (``int``).
+
+   .. attribute:: traceback
+
+      Traceback where the memory block was allocated, :class:`Traceback`
+      instance.
+
+
+Traceback
+---------
+
+.. class:: Traceback
+
+   Sequence of :class:`Frame` instances sorted from the most recent frame to
+   the oldest frame.
+
+   A traceback contains at least ``1`` frame. If the ``tracemalloc`` module
+   failed to get a frame, the filename ``"<unknown>"`` at line number ``0`` is
+   used.
+
+   When a snapshot is taken, tracebacks of traces are limited to
+   :func:`get_traceback_limit` frames. See the :func:`take_snapshot` function.
+
+   The :attr:`Trace.traceback` attribute is an instance of :class:`Traceback`
+   instance.
+
+
diff --git a/Doc/license.rst b/Doc/license.rst
index 5e6ed26..ddc69b8 100644
--- a/Doc/license.rst
+++ b/Doc/license.rst
@@ -893,3 +893,44 @@ used for the build::
   Jean-loup Gailly        Mark Adler
   jloup@gzip.org          madler@alumni.caltech.edu
 
+
+cfuhash
+-------
+
+The implementtation of the hash table used by the :mod:`tracemalloc` is based
+on the cfuhash project::
+
+   Copyright (c) 2005 Don Owens
+   All rights reserved.
+
+   This code is released under the BSD license:
+
+   Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+   modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+   are met:
+
+     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+       copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+       disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+       with the distribution.
+
+     * Neither the name of the author nor the names of its
+       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+       from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+   THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+   "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+   LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
+   FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+   COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+   INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
+   (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+   SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
+   HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
+   STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+   ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED
+   OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
diff --git a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
index e8a329e..cfd6045 100644
--- a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
@@ -376,11 +376,15 @@ Miscellaneous options
 .. cmdoption:: -X
 
    Reserved for various implementation-specific options.  CPython currently
-   defines two possible values:
+   defines the following possible values:
 
    * ``-X faulthandler`` to enable :mod:`faulthandler`;
    * ``-X showrefcount`` to enable the output of the total reference count
      and memory blocks (only works on debug builds);
+   * ``-X tracemalloc`` to enable :mod:`tracemalloc`.
+   * ``-X tracemalloc=NFRAME`` to enable :mod:`tracemalloc`, *NFRAME* is the
+     maximum number of frames stored in a trace: see the
+     :func:`tracemalloc.set_traceback_limit` function.
 
    It also allows to pass arbitrary values and retrieve them through the
    :data:`sys._xoptions` dictionary.
@@ -392,7 +396,7 @@ Miscellaneous options
       The ``-X faulthandler`` option.
 
    .. versionadded:: 3.4
-      The ``-X showrefcount`` option.
+      The ``-X showrefcount`` and ``-X tracemalloc`` options.
 
 
 Options you shouldn't use
@@ -594,6 +598,16 @@ conflict.
    .. versionadded:: 3.3
 
 
+.. envvar:: PYTHONTRACEMALLOC
+
+   If this environment variable is set to a non-empty string, all memory
+   allocations made by Python are traced by the :mod:`tracemalloc` module.
+   The value of the variable is the maximum number of frames stored in a trace:
+   see the :func:`tracemalloc.set_traceback_limit` function.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.4
+
+
 Debug-mode variables
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~