> Here is a question though.
> If the gc runs in it's own thread, wouldn't it be better for animation apps
> for the gc to be collecting _all_ the time rather than in fits and starts.
> It would mean that everything would be slower, but at least it would be
> consistent. Maybe the performance hit wouldn't be worth it. What is the
> priority of the gc thread anyway?
The problem is that while the GC is running, no other thread may run.
Also, the (current non-generational) gc can't do its job in fits and starts -
it has to run a complete sweep in order to do any GC.
/Mats
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