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Re: [patch 5/8] Types GC [type_group framework]


>>>>> "Jan" == Jan Kratochvil <jan.kratochvil@redhat.com> writes:

Jan> start tracking which types are reclaimable and tracking how they
Jan> are interconnected.  Any utilization of this infrastructure gets
Jan> implemented by the patch 6/8 (+7/8).

Jan> 	* gdbtypes.c (struct type_group, struct type_group_link)

I don't understand why type groups are still needed if you have a
type-walking GC.  IIRC, type groups were there to let us avoid
problems with circular references among types.  This is not an issue
with a mark/sweep GC.

Tom


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