diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 1b8d8b6de..0ae31f686 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -9,6 +9,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "vm-memory",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "addr2line"
+version = "0.19.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "a76fd60b23679b7d19bd066031410fb7e458ccc5e958eb5c325888ce4baedc97"
+dependencies = [
+ "gimli",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "adler"
+version = "1.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f26201604c87b1e01bd3d98f8d5d9a8fcbb815e8cedb41ffccbeb4bf593a35fe"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "aho-corasick"
 version = "0.7.20"
@@ -33,9 +48,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "arc-swap"
-version = "1.5.1"
+version = "1.6.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "983cd8b9d4b02a6dc6ffa557262eb5858a27a0038ffffe21a0f133eaa819a164"
+checksum = "bddcadddf5e9015d310179a59bb28c4d4b9920ad0f11e8e14dbadf654890c9a6"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "arch"
@@ -61,9 +76,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.1.9"
+version = "0.1.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "c375edecfd2074d5edcc31396860b6e54b6f928714d0e097b983053fac0cabe3"
+checksum = "ab257697eb9496bf75526f0217b5ed64636a9cfafa78b8365c71bd283fcef93e"
 dependencies = [
  "argh_derive",
  "argh_shared",
@@ -93,6 +108,21 @@ version = "1.1.0"
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 checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "backtrace"
+version = "0.3.67"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "233d376d6d185f2a3093e58f283f60f880315b6c60075b01f36b3b85154564ca"
+dependencies = [
+ "addr2line",
+ "cc",
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "miniz_oxide",
+ "object",
+ "rustc-demangle",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "bincode"
 version = "1.3.3"
@@ -153,6 +183,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "api_client",
  "argh",
+ "dhat",
  "dirs",
  "epoll",
  "event_monitor",
@@ -248,6 +279,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dhat"
+version = "0.3.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4f2aaf837aaf456f6706cb46386ba8dffd4013a757e36f4ea05c20dd46b209a3"
+dependencies = [
+ "backtrace",
+ "lazy_static",
+ "mintex",
+ "parking_lot 0.12.1",
+ "rustc-hash",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "thousands",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "dirs"
 version = "4.0.0"
@@ -369,10 +416,16 @@ dependencies = [
 ]
 
 [[package]]
-name = "glob"
-version = "0.3.0"
+name = "gimli"
+version = "0.27.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "9b919933a397b79c37e33b77bb2aa3dc8eb6e165ad809e58ff75bc7db2e34574"
+checksum = "dec7af912d60cdbd3677c1af9352ebae6fb8394d165568a2234df0fa00f87793"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "glob"
+version = "0.3.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "d2fabcfbdc87f4758337ca535fb41a6d701b65693ce38287d856d1674551ec9b"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "hermit-abi"
@@ -437,9 +490,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.3"
+version = "1.0.4"
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-checksum = "46112a93252b123d31a119a8d1a1ac19deac4fac6e0e8b0df58f0d4e5870e63c"
+checksum = "e7d6c6f8c91b4b9ed43484ad1a938e393caf35960fce7f82a040497207bd8e9e"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "windows-sys",
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-source = "git+https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/micro-http?branch=main#4b18a043e997da5b5f679e3defc279fec908753e"
+source = "git+https://github.com/firecracker-microvm/micro-http?branch=main#fbef706e28c7ca7cce8dfec7ca073f3b359879d3"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
 
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+name = "miniz_oxide"
+version = "0.6.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b275950c28b37e794e8c55d88aeb5e139d0ce23fdbbeda68f8d7174abdf9e8fa"
+dependencies = [
+ "adler",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "mintex"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fd7c5ba1c3b5a23418d7bbf98c71c3d4946a0125002129231da8d6b723d559cb"
+dependencies = [
+ "once_cell",
+ "sys-info",
+]
+
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 version = "0.1.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/rust-vmm/mshv?branch=main#fb19bb30110c3a3268ad815897bba407fce1843c"
+source = "git+https://github.com/rust-vmm/mshv?branch=main#48b389af1f5952dd95fbf1c0846d5a91c06e5265"
 dependencies = [
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-source = "git+https://github.com/rust-vmm/mshv?branch=main#fb19bb30110c3a3268ad815897bba407fce1843c"
+source = "git+https://github.com/rust-vmm/mshv?branch=main#48b389af1f5952dd95fbf1c0846d5a91c06e5265"
 dependencies = [
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  "mshv-bindings",
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 [[package]]
-name = "once_cell"
-version = "1.16.0"
+name = "object"
+version = "0.30.2"
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-checksum = "86f0b0d4bf799edbc74508c1e8bf170ff5f41238e5f8225603ca7caaae2b7860"
+checksum = "2b8c786513eb403643f2a88c244c2aaa270ef2153f55094587d0c48a3cf22a83"
+dependencies = [
+ "memchr",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "once_cell"
+version = "1.17.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6f61fba1741ea2b3d6a1e3178721804bb716a68a6aeba1149b5d52e3d464ea66"
 
 [[package]]
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 dependencies = [
  "instant",
  "lock_api",
- "parking_lot_core",
+ "parking_lot_core 0.8.6",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "parking_lot"
+version = "0.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3742b2c103b9f06bc9fff0a37ff4912935851bee6d36f3c02bcc755bcfec228f"
+dependencies = [
+ "lock_api",
+ "parking_lot_core 0.9.6",
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-version = "0.8.5"
+version = "0.8.6"
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-checksum = "d76e8e1493bcac0d2766c42737f34458f1c8c50c0d23bcb24ea953affb273216"
+checksum = "60a2cfe6f0ad2bfc16aefa463b497d5c7a5ecd44a23efa72aa342d90177356dc"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
  "instant",
@@ -723,6 +814,19 @@ dependencies = [
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 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "parking_lot_core"
+version = "0.9.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ba1ef8814b5c993410bb3adfad7a5ed269563e4a2f90c41f5d85be7fb47133bf"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "redox_syscall",
+ "smallvec",
+ "windows-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
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@@ -904,9 +1008,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.49"
+version = "1.0.50"
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-checksum = "57a8eca9f9c4ffde41714334dee777596264c7825420f521abc92b5b5deb63a5"
+checksum = "6ef7d57beacfaf2d8aee5937dab7b7f28de3cb8b1828479bb5de2a7106f2bae2"
 dependencies = [
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 ]
@@ -977,9 +1081,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.7.0"
+version = "1.7.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e076559ef8e241f2ae3479e36f97bd5741c0330689e217ad51ce2c76808b868a"
+checksum = "48aaa5748ba571fb95cd2c85c09f629215d3a6ece942baa100950af03a34f733"
 dependencies = [
  "aho-corasick",
  "memchr",
@@ -1003,6 +1107,18 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rustc-demangle"
+version = "0.1.21"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7ef03e0a2b150c7a90d01faf6254c9c48a41e95fb2a8c2ac1c6f0d2b9aefc342"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rustc-hash"
+version = "1.1.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "08d43f7aa6b08d49f382cde6a7982047c3426db949b1424bc4b7ec9ae12c6ce2"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustc_version"
 version = "0.4.0"
@@ -1014,9 +1130,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "rustix"
-version = "0.36.5"
+version = "0.36.6"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "a3807b5d10909833d3e9acd1eb5fb988f79376ff10fce42937de71a449c4c588"
+checksum = "4feacf7db682c6c329c4ede12649cd36ecab0f3be5b7d74e6a20304725db4549"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "errno",
@@ -1028,9 +1144,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ryu"
-version = "1.0.11"
+version = "1.0.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "4501abdff3ae82a1c1b477a17252eb69cee9e66eb915c1abaa4f44d873df9f09"
+checksum = "7b4b9743ed687d4b4bcedf9ff5eaa7398495ae14e61cba0a295704edbc7decde"
 
 [[package]]
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@@ -1055,18 +1171,18 @@ checksum = "58bc9567378fc7690d6b2addae4e60ac2eeea07becb2c64b9f218b53865cba2a"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.151"
+version = "1.0.152"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "97fed41fc1a24994d044e6db6935e69511a1153b52c15eb42493b26fa87feba0"
+checksum = "bb7d1f0d3021d347a83e556fc4683dea2ea09d87bccdf88ff5c12545d89d5efb"
 dependencies = [
  "serde_derive",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.151"
+version = "1.0.152"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "255abe9a125a985c05190d687b320c12f9b1f0b99445e608c21ba0782c719ad8"
+checksum = "af487d118eecd09402d70a5d72551860e788df87b464af30e5ea6a38c75c541e"
 dependencies = [
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  "quote",
@@ -1075,9 +1191,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "1.0.89"
+version = "1.0.91"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "020ff22c755c2ed3f8cf162dbb41a7268d934702f3ed3631656ea597e08fc3db"
+checksum = "877c235533714907a8c2464236f5c4b2a17262ef1bd71f38f35ea592c8da6883"
 dependencies = [
  "itoa",
  "ryu",
@@ -1086,9 +1202,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_with"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "25bf4a5a814902cd1014dbccfa4d4560fb8432c779471e96e035602519f82eef"
+checksum = "30d904179146de381af4c93d3af6ca4984b3152db687dacb9c3c35e86f39809c"
 dependencies = [
  "serde",
  "serde_with_macros",
@@ -1096,9 +1212,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_with_macros"
-version = "2.1.0"
+version = "2.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "e3452b4c0f6c1e357f73fdb87cd1efabaa12acf328c7a528e252893baeb3f4aa"
+checksum = "a1966009f3c05f095697c537312f5415d1e3ed31ce0a56942bac4c771c5c335e"
 dependencies = [
  "darling",
  "proc-macro2",
@@ -1150,7 +1266,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "libc",
  "libssh2-sys",
- "parking_lot",
+ "parking_lot 0.11.2",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1161,9 +1277,9 @@ checksum = "73473c0e59e6d5812c5dfe2a064a6444949f089e20eec9a2e5506596494e4623"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
-version = "1.0.105"
+version = "1.0.107"
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-checksum = "60b9b43d45702de4c839cb9b51d9f529c5dd26a4aff255b42b1ebc03e88ee908"
+checksum = "1f4064b5b16e03ae50984a5a8ed5d4f8803e6bc1fd170a3cda91a1be4b18e3f5"
 dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
  "quote",
@@ -1171,10 +1287,20 @@ dependencies = [
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 [[package]]
-name = "termcolor"
-version = "1.1.3"
+name = "sys-info"
+version = "0.9.1"
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-checksum = "bab24d30b911b2376f3a13cc2cd443142f0c81dda04c118693e35b3835757755"
+checksum = "0b3a0d0aba8bf96a0e1ddfdc352fc53b3df7f39318c71854910c3c4b024ae52c"
+dependencies = [
+ "cc",
+ "libc",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "termcolor"
+version = "1.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "be55cf8942feac5c765c2c993422806843c9a9a45d4d5c407ad6dd2ea95eb9b6"
 dependencies = [
  "winapi-util",
 ]
@@ -1214,6 +1340,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "thousands"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3bf63baf9f5039dadc247375c29eb13706706cfde997d0330d05aa63a77d8820"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tpm"
 version = "0.1.0"
@@ -1288,7 +1420,7 @@ dependencies = [
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-source = "git+https://github.com/rust-vmm/vfio?branch=main#7ef33f6759ae6d37a54cd66f749aa47c1c81509c"
+source = "git+https://github.com/rust-vmm/vfio?branch=main#4d9c35ef3e5a3d15eeeb520734fdc871abd05962"
 dependencies = [
  "vmm-sys-util",
 ]
@@ -1296,7 +1428,7 @@ dependencies = [
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-source = "git+https://github.com/rust-vmm/vfio?branch=main#7ef33f6759ae6d37a54cd66f749aa47c1c81509c"
+source = "git+https://github.com/rust-vmm/vfio?branch=main#4d9c35ef3e5a3d15eeeb520734fdc871abd05962"
 dependencies = [
  "byteorder",
  "kvm-bindings",
@@ -1567,9 +1699,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "vmm-sys-util"
-version = "0.11.0"
+version = "0.11.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "cc06a16ee8ebf0d9269aed304030b0d20a866b8b3dd3d4ce532596ac567a0d24"
+checksum = "dd64fe09d8e880e600c324e7d664760a17f56e9672b7495a86381b49e4f72f46"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags",
  "libc",
@@ -1640,45 +1772,45 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_gnullvm"
-version = "0.42.0"
+version = "0.42.1"
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-checksum = "41d2aa71f6f0cbe00ae5167d90ef3cfe66527d6f613ca78ac8024c3ccab9a19e"
+checksum = "8c9864e83243fdec7fc9c5444389dcbbfd258f745e7853198f365e3c4968a608"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "windows_aarch64_msvc"
-version = "0.42.0"
+version = "0.42.1"
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-checksum = "dd0f252f5a35cac83d6311b2e795981f5ee6e67eb1f9a7f64eb4500fbc4dcdb4"
+checksum = "4c8b1b673ffc16c47a9ff48570a9d85e25d265735c503681332589af6253c6c7"
 
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-version = "0.42.0"
+version = "0.42.1"
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-checksum = "fbeae19f6716841636c28d695375df17562ca208b2b7d0dc47635a50ae6c5de7"
+checksum = "de3887528ad530ba7bdbb1faa8275ec7a1155a45ffa57c37993960277145d640"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.42.0"
+version = "0.42.1"
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-checksum = "84c12f65daa39dd2babe6e442988fc329d6243fdce47d7d2d155b8d874862246"
+checksum = "bf4d1122317eddd6ff351aa852118a2418ad4214e6613a50e0191f7004372605"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.42.0"
+version = "0.42.1"
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-checksum = "bf7b1b21b5362cbc318f686150e5bcea75ecedc74dd157d874d754a2ca44b0ed"
+checksum = "c1040f221285e17ebccbc2591ffdc2d44ee1f9186324dd3e84e99ac68d699c45"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.42.0"
+version = "0.42.1"
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-checksum = "09d525d2ba30eeb3297665bd434a54297e4170c7f1a44cad4ef58095b4cd2028"
+checksum = "628bfdf232daa22b0d64fdb62b09fcc36bb01f05a3939e20ab73aaf9470d0463"
 
 [[package]]
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-version = "0.42.0"
+version = "0.42.1"
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-checksum = "f40009d85759725a34da6d89a94e63d7bdc50a862acf0dbc7c8e488f1edcb6f5"
+checksum = "447660ad36a13288b1db4d4248e857b510e8c3a225c822ba4fb748c0aafecffd"
 
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 name = "zerocopy"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 1534cc157..bdc460e03 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ debug = true
 anyhow = "1.0.68"
 api_client = { path = "api_client" }
 argh = "0.1.9"
+dhat = { version = "0.3.2", optional = true }
 epoll = "4.3.1"
 event_monitor = { path = "event_monitor" }
 hypervisor = { path = "hypervisor" }
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ wait-timeout = "0.2.0"
 
 [features]
 default = ["kvm"]
+dhat-heap = ["dhat"] # For heap profiling
 guest_debug = ["vmm/guest_debug"]
 kvm = ["vmm/kvm"]
 mshv = ["vmm/mshv"]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 9d993a8db..eca2d2fa4 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ use vmm_sys_util::eventfd::EventFd;
 use vmm_sys_util::signal::block_signal;
 use vmm_sys_util::terminal::Terminal;
 
+#[cfg(feature = "dhat-heap")]
+#[global_allocator]
+static ALLOC: dhat::Alloc = dhat::Alloc;
+
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 enum Error {
     #[error("Failed to create API EventFd: {0}")]
@@ -557,6 +561,9 @@ fn start_vmm(toplevel: TopLevel) -> Result<Option<String>, Error> {
 }
 
 fn main() {
+    #[cfg(feature = "dhat-heap")]
+    let _profiler = dhat::Profiler::new_heap();
+
     // Ensure all created files (.e.g sockets) are only accessible by this user
     // SAFETY: trivially safe
     let _ = unsafe { libc::umask(0o077) };
@@ -587,6 +594,9 @@ fn main() {
         std::io::stdin().lock().set_canon_mode().unwrap();
     }
 
+    #[cfg(feature = "dhat-heap")]
+    drop(_profiler);
+
     std::process::exit(exit_code);
 }