On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Florian Weimer <[email protected]> wrote:
> * Jonathan S. Shapiro: > > > As far as I know, there are *no* shipping collectors whose GC trigger > > conditions are unpredictable. In every case, GC is an optional side > effect > > of allocation. > > What about concurrent collectors? They compete for certain resources > (CPU, memory bandwidth, some locks) with the mutator, and this is not > very predictable. Hoist on my own petard! Yes, concurrent collectors run when they please. However, they do not run in a fashion that blocks the main thread. The original concern in this sub-discussion was pause times. shap
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