Re:State of Valhalla
by hashmash on Friday December 24, 2021 @12:00AM
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> They're effectively just pointers to a lookup table and it's the lookup table that changes.
What makes you think this is the case? Pointers to objects are direct, and garbage collectors freely change pointer values whenever it decides to relocate objects. Some collectors might use temporary forwarding pointers, to support concurrent collection.
What makes you think this is the case? Pointers to objects are direct, and garbage collectors freely change pointer values whenever it decides to relocate objects. Some collectors might use temporary forwarding pointers, to support concurrent collection.