#8703: Use guard pages rather than heap checks -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Reporter: schyler | Owner: simonmar Type: feature request | Status: closed Priority: normal | Milestone: Component: Runtime System | Version: Resolution: wontfix | Keywords: Operating System: Unknown/Multiple | Architecture: | Unknown/Multiple Type of failure: None/Unknown | Test Case: Blocked By: | Blocking: Related Tickets: | Differential Rev(s): Wiki Page: | -------------------------------------+------------------------------------- Comment (by simonmar): For rationale on why GHC's heap is divided into blocks, see this paper: http://simonmar.github.io/bib/papers/parallel-gc.pdf Changing the structure of the heap is a MASSIVE change. If you really think it's worthwhile, I suggest building a proof-of-concept prototype and obtain some measurements. -- Ticket URL: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/8703#comment:5 GHC http://www.haskell.org/ghc/ The Glasgow Haskell Compiler