title: Android: Constant memory consumption / dumpGfxInfo()
body: <p>Given: A simple Activity created with the Android Studio Wizard, <strong>without any custom code inside</strong>, consumes perpetually memory calling dumpGfxInfo().</p>
  
  <p>The Android Studio's build in Allocation Tracker reveals at least <em>three</em> threads doing the same:</p>
  
  <pre><code> --- 8&lt; ------------------------------------------------------------------
  
   * &lt; Thread 12 &gt; 
     * execTransact():446, Binder (andoroid.os)   
       * onTransact():545, ApplicationThreadNative (android.app)
         * dumpGfxInfo():1107, ActivityThread$ApplicationThread (android.app)
  
   --- 8&lt; -------------------------------------------------------------------
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Apparently dumpGfxInfo() consumes memory by allocating memory for empty strings. The only relevant dependency compiled in, is <em>com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.1</em></p>
  
  <p>Along with this memory consumption, following exception (sometimes) arises:</p>
  
  <pre><code>15331-15364/ W/Binder﹕ Caught a RuntimeException from the binder stub implementation.
      java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to read from field 'android.view.HardwareRenderer android.view.View$AttachInfo.mHardwareRenderer' on a null object reference
              at android.view.WindowManagerGlobal.dumpGfxInfo(WindowManagerGlobal.java:466)
              at android.app.ActivityThread$ApplicationThread.dumpGfxInfo(ActivityThread.java:1107)
              at android.app.ApplicationThreadNative.onTransact(ApplicationThreadNative.java:548)
              at android.os.Binder.execTransact(Binder.java:446)
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Question: How to fix/turn off this behaviour and get rid of it?</p>