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Re:Legitimate Use of Variable Length Arrays by lonelappde on Monday October 28, 2019 @05:04PM (#21381648)
That's the uncommon path.
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Re:Legitimate Use of Variable Length Arrays by scott_s on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @09:57AM (#21387191)
Yes, exactly. And! It exists in garbage collectors, too.
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Re:Legitimate Use of Variable Length Arrays by chrisseaton on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @11:54AM (#21388565)
Why would you ever encounter a fragmented Eden in a garbage collector?
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Re:Legitimate Use of Variable Length Arrays by scott_s on Tuesday October 29, 2019 @05:56PM (#21392523)
I wasn't thinking of that case in particular, but that there are other instance in a garbage collector where you will not just be able to bump a pointer: you need to request more memory from the OS, or you need to start a collection phase before satisfying a memory request.
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