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Re: Array marking

To: Jeff Sturm <jsturm at sigma6 dot com>
Subject: Re: Array marking
From: Bryce McKinlay <bryce at albatross dot co dot nz>
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2000 10:21:43 +1200
CC: minyard at acm dot org, java-discuss at sourceware dot cygnus dot com, "Boehm, Hans" <hans_boehm at hp dot com>
References: <3900EAAE.D9221332@albatross.co.nz> <m2ln1yx6eo.fsf@c469597-a.grlnd1.tx.home.com> <39091096.A6369275@albatross.co.nz> <3909A710.D997010B@sigma6.com>

Jeff Sturm wrote:

> It should not be necessary to mark the Class object at all.  A class may
> not be collected before its classloader is collected.

But if we don't mark classes at all, how do we know when a classloader
becomes unreachable?

regards

  [ bryce ]

References:
- Array marking
  - From: Bryce McKinlay
- Re: Array marking
  - From: Bryce McKinlay
- Re: Array marking
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