Hi everyone,

In new_gc_thread(), why is gc_thread.mut_spin initialized to the 'released' state instead of the 'acquired' state (as with gc_spin)? I think this is wrong for two reasons:

1. During the first GC (but not during subsequent GCs), gcWorkerThread() releases mut_spin but mut_spin is not 'acquired' at this point.

2. The initial state of mut_spin is inconsistent with the final state of mut_spin at the end of a GC (it is in the 'acquired' state then).

So it seems to me that mut_spin should be initialized to the 'acquired' state, like gc_spin is. Doing so would address these two points.

Does this change make sense?