Re: [patch] Move loop structures to gc memory

[Mike Stump <mrs at apple dot com>]

On May 15, 2007, at 2:49 PM, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> No, for example, we could enhance the GTY markings to say "this field
> in cfun points to a linked list of structs, linked by this field.

But, you can already do that.

> For each instance of the struct, these fields in the struct point  
> into GC
> memory."

And this.

> Then a list of, e.g., loop structs would automatically become GC  
> roots with no additional work required.

And this.

?  Now I am confused again.  :-)

my_data {
	my_data *next;
	char *otherfied ((GTY("skip")));
};

struct cfun_t GTY(()) {
	my_data *next;
	bla otherdata;
} *cfun;

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