From: Thomas Sondergaard <thomas@...>
Date: 2003-10-08T23:29:13+09:00
Subject: Re: GC and the stack


> Yes. This is normal for conservative garbage collection schemes. (Which
> ruby uses for its stack walking) It's very, *very* rarely an issue.

I believe you. It is just important for me to understand what exactly it
takes to avoid getting reaped by the gc. My question about an integer
variable "pointing" into the ruby heap was not to point out a concern, but
to make sure that I understood it correctly.

So to sum it up: If I am sure that there is a (properly aligned) dword on
the stack that points to my sacred unreapable object it will be safe.

Thanks,

Thomas