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Re: broken GC


From: Michael Livshin
Subject: Re: broken GC
Date: 16 Aug 2001 19:12:38 +0300
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Rob Browning <address@hidden> writes:

> Also I'm wondering if we do decide to move to a precise GC, would that
> make it more likely that we could incorporate advancements in GC
> algorithms more immediately?  Put another way, is it harder, given our
> current setup, to do things like switch to a generational GC (or
> whatever) than it would be if we were using a precise GC?

hmmm.

a (mostly) copying generational GC coupled with conservative stack
scanning is a well-known beast.  it's patented, too.  the patent
didn't stop the CMUCL people, though.

a non-moving GenGC is a possibility (and something I actually plan to
play with "soon") -- but it remains to be seen how effective that is.

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