Re: GC + Java finalization

[Jonas Hahnfeld]

Am Sonntag, dem 10.10.2021 um 18:22 +0200 schrieb Jonas Hahnfeld via
Developers list for Guile, the GNU extensibility library:
> Am Donnerstag, dem 15.07.2021 um 20:44 +0200 schrieb Jonas Hahnfeld via
> Developers list for Guile, the GNU extensibility library:
> > Am Samstag, dem 03.07.2021 um 14:05 +0200 schrieb Jonas Hahnfeld via
> > Developers list for Guile, the GNU extensibility library:
> > > Hi Guile devs,
> > > 
> > > I'm hacking on GNU LilyPond and recently wondered if Guile could run
> > > without Java finalization that prevents collection of chains of
> > > unreachable objects. I found that the functionality is only needed once
> > > the first guardian is created, so it's possible to delay enabling the
> > > mode until then. This required some fixes to free functions that
> > > assumed dependent objects to be freed only later (see first two
> > > patches).
> > > The third patch delays ensuring Java finalization to scm_make_guardian,
> > > but doesn't disable it explicitly (it's on by default in bdwgc). This
> > > could now be done right after GC_INIT(), but it's not clear (at least
> > > to me) whether client applications actually rely it, so I think it's
> > > better if that's not done in Guile itself.
> > > 
> > > Please consider applying, the fixes potentially also to stable-2.2.
> > 
> > I didn't receive other comments than those by Maxime, so here is an
> > updated version of the first patch.
> 
> Ping, is there anybody looking at patches sent to the mailing list?

Last ping before I give up...

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