[1277] in java-interest
Re: Garbage Collection
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (jim frost)
Mon Aug 28 16:54:56 1995
To: Philip R Brenan <phil@bga.com>
Cc: java-interest <java-interest@java.sun.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 27 Aug 1995 13:03:18 EDT."
<Pine.3.89.9508271338.C18254-0100000@urchin.bga.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 1995 13:19:37 -0400
From: jim frost <jimf@world.std.com>
|Suppose I have several mutually refering objects. I.e. A refers to B
|which in turn refers to A. How will Garbage Collection know when to free
|these objects, as their use count will always be at least 1?
This only bites reference counting garbage collectors. Mark-and-sweep
won't ever see 'em.
jim frost
jimf@world.std.com
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