| Safe Haskell | None |
|---|---|
| Language | Haskell2010 |
Stg.Machine.GarbageCollection
Contents
Description
Remove unused heap objects.
Documentation
garbageCollect :: GarbageCollectionAlgorithm -> StgState -> StgState Source #
Apply a garbage collection algorithm to the heap of the current machine state, and return the resulting cleaned state.
Algorithms
data GarbageCollectionAlgorithm Source #
A garbage collection algorithm is a specific way to get rid of unused heap objects.
triStateTracing :: GarbageCollectionAlgorithm Source #
Remove all unused addresses, without moving the others.
twoSpaceCopying :: GarbageCollectionAlgorithm Source #
Move all used addresses by moving them to a safe location, and delete the leftovers.