[Gc] Re[2]: [bdwgc] Add disclaim callback and a "finalized" object kind (#5)

[Ivan Maidanski]

Hi Petter,

Merged this branch into master.

Regards.

01 10 2011, 14:04 Petter Urkedal <reply+i-1676083-23a7200ee85ed491d4b78d17b755365da52f4e23 at reply.github.com>:
> On 2011-10-01, Ivan Maidanski wrote:
> > May be, it would be good to rename 'disclaim' words into something more self-explaining word?
> 
> Hi Ivan, I CC this to the list in case someone has suggestions.
> 
> The logic behind the word "disclaim" is that the patch in question adds
> a call-back invoked before an object is reclaimed.  This call-back is
> responsible for either making sure that the object is no longer needed.
> That's what I mean by "disclaiming" the object.  The call-back may also
> refuse to "disclaim" the object, in case it has been reused since the
> last collection.  Any better suggestions?  The current API can be seen at
> https://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc/blob/paurkedal-disclaim-v2/include/gc_disclaim.h
> 
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