From: Roger Pack <lists@...>
Date: 2012-09-18T03:17:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Finalizer in the GC

> Why does GC uses finalizer in the sweep phase? Also what is the
> final_list?

I think historically it allowed to run finalizers "later" i.e. "after GC 
is done" so that code isn't running in the middle of a GC, when objects 
are in a state of being "marked and not" IIRC.

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