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Re: Release RTL bodies after compilation (sometimes)

Michael Matz <matz@suse.de> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, 15 Sep 2004, David Edelsohn wrote:
> 
> > >>>>> Daniel Jacobowitz writes:
> > 
> > Daniel> I don't think your "definition" is correct, or that marking objects as
> > Daniel> explicitly free conflicts with the design of using a garbage collector.
> > 
> > 	Diego's definition is correct.  If the memory is not getting
> > collected at the next GC phase, figure out why the GC still sees a
> > reference.
> 
> Oh, it will be collected (if it really is free).  That's not the point.  
> The point is, that currently collection is slower the more things it has 
> to walk.

Things that are no longer referenced (and will be freed) will not be walked.
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