cyclone/gc-notes.txt
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Phase 1 (gc-dev) - Add gc.h, make sure it compiles.
Phase 2 (gc-dev2) - Change how strings are allocated, to clean up the code and be compatible with a new GC algorithm.
Phase 3 (gc-dev3) - Change from using a Cheney-style copying collector to a naive mark&sweep algorithm.
Phase 4 (gc-dev4) - Integrating new tracing GC algorithm, added new thread data argument to runtime.
Phase 5 (gc-dev5) - Require pthreads library, stand cyclone back up using new GC algorithm.
TODO:
- need an intelligent scheduling of GC, instead of just constantly running it
- need to cooperate when a mutator is blocked
- add_mutation will need to be brought into thread local data.
- probably exceptions too. anything else?
- multiple mutators, and threading functions/types. probably want this on a new branch, when ready