Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative C/C++ Garbage Collector

Re:Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative C/C++ Garbage Collector by iainctduncan on Sunday January 21, 2024 @11:41AM (#39080034)

Hi, I'm just starting a (long) PhD in computer music languages, and one of my hoped-for projects is improving the GC for the Scheme implementation I work in for soft realtime use. If you (or anyone else) wouldn't mind sharing suggestion on resources for learning about low-latency modern GCs, it would be most appreciated. :-)

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Re:Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative C/C++ Garbage Collector by moonchild on Sunday January 21, 2024 @05:21PM (#39083686)

read the garbage collection handbook - https://gchandbook.org/

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Re:Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative C/C++ Garbage Collector by iainctduncan on Sunday January 21, 2024 @06:57PM (#39084376)

thanks, that's good to know. I'm working through his first GC book right now and plan to order the new edition of the gchandbook when I'm done the other (which I read was a gentler intro to the topic).

iain

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Re:Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative C/C++ Garbage Collector by pebal on Monday January 22, 2024 @05:04AM (#39087959)

You can look at the SGCL garbage collector for C++: https://github.com/pebal/sgcl. It works in a separate thread, is locks-free and never stops the world.

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Re:Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative C/C++ Garbage Collector by iainctduncan on Monday January 22, 2024 @01:08PM (#39092982)

great, thanks!

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