On Thu, 14 Feb 2002, Dan Sugalski wrote: > To allocate memory that is GCable, call Parrot_allocate(interpreter, > size). Then stash the pointer and size in your buffer header, or > it'll go missing later. To resize a chunk of memory, call > mem_realloc(interpreter, from, oldsize, newsize).
Having to pass in the oldsize makes it very tricky to use wrappers around around mem_realloc which work when code isn't in parrot, is it not possible to have the memory pools themselves be a bit more like malloc/realloc in tracking allocated sizes (I imagine they need to do this anyway, if GC is to free chunks appropriately)? > If your buffer header can't be reached from the root set, you'll end > up having it reclaimed when a sweep is made. Which bits of a PMC count as being reachable from the root set? Alex Gough
