Haskell garbage collector notes?
hello, Is http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/GarbageCollectorNotes a reliable source of info on the ghc garbage collector? thx, vasili
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Is http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/GarbageCollectorNotes a reliable source of info on the ghc garbage collector?
Depends which version of GHC... the next release (6.10) will include the new parallel GC: http://research.microsoft.com/~simonpj/papers/parallel-gc/index.htm http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Status/Releases Alistair ***************************************************************** Confidentiality Note: The information contained in this message, and any attachments, may contain confidential and/or privileged material. It is intended solely for the person(s) or entity to which it is addressed. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient(s) is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. *****************************************************************
Excerpts from Galchin, Vasili's message of Wed Aug 06 04:09:58 -0500 2008:
Is http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/GarbageCollectorNotes a reliable source of info on the ghc garbage collector?
The page seems to be a little light for the most part, and it does not seem to take into account the recent changes to give GHC a parallel garbage collector (which is now integrated into the HEAD as far as I can tell.) For notes on the new parallel GC, you will want to see this paper: http://research.microsoft.com/%7Esimonpj/papers/parallel-gc/index.htm You may also want to look through the GHC Commentary regarding the RTS, as I am sure it also contains information you will want to be aware of (there are likely many cross-cutting concerns): http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Commentary/Rts In particular, the storage manager overview should be of interest: http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Commentary/Rts/Storage Hope it helps. Austin
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