See DiskProxy in Squeak... On Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 7:25 AM, Mariano Martinez Peck <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi folks. I have a simple question. Suppose I have a file in disk that has a > "pointer" to an object X that is in the image. What can I store from X in the > file? Two options: the address in memory or the hash. > > If I savethe address, the object X can be moved by the GC, and thus, the > address can become incorrect in the file. I don't want to update the disk > files in case objects are moved. > If I save the hash of X, how can I then localize that object in memory? Hash > is 12 bits...so it is not enough to find that object...(otherwise there would > be only 4096 objects) > > So....the question is, what should I save from object X in the file and what > should I do to be able to localize it, some time after (even when the X is > moved by the GC). > > Sorry for my ignorance about the hash. > > Thank you very much in advance, > > Mariano > >
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