https://issues.dlang.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24492
Issue ID: 24492
Summary: Opt-in support for pointer write barriers
Product: D
Version: D2
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P1
Component: dmd
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
In Nov 2022, Walter seems to be OK with *opt-in* pointer write barriers:
https://forum.dlang.org/post/[email protected]
Adam D. Ruppe:
http://dpldocs.info/this-week-in-d/Blog.Posted_2022_10_31.html#thoughts-on-pointer-barriers
Ate Eskola also posted this idea today:
https://forum.dlang.org/post/[email protected]
Write barriers can enable different GC strategies, but the idea is write
barriers would not be on by default because they would slow down non-GC code.
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