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Re:Parallel garbage collection for SBCL (2023) by throw10920 on Sunday May 12, 2024 @06:21PM (#40338019)
> The parallel garbage collector is now part of SBCL, but not yet the default.

Why is it not yet the default? Higher latency, not yet tested enough, or something else?

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Re:Parallel garbage collection for SBCL (2023) by hayley-patton on Sunday May 12, 2024 @06:57PM (#40338206)
It's not always faster, so making it the default could cause regressions; it seems pretty stable now but the default (gencgc) had a head-start of a few decades for bug finding (and making).
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