From: Admin Tensor <lists@...>
Date: 2012-06-01T01:49:47+09:00
Subject: Re: The last question about rb_gc_register_address(): a case in which in works with dynamic memory

"Iñaki Baz Castillo" <ibc@aliax.net> wrote in post #1062693:
>         objects = rb_ary_new();
>         rb_gc_register_address(&objects);
>
> I really hope this is NOT possible. If not we are lost. This is, if I
> create a VALUE in C land it cannot be GC'd in next C function. Hope
> I'm right here.

Hi,

A long time ago (probably ten years ago) I got a reply from Matz that if
'objects' is on the stack, then it is protected (i.e., it will not be
GC'ed).

Regards,

Bill

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