Changes between Version 21 and Version 22 of Commentary/Rts/Storage/HeapObjects

Timestamp:

03/07/13 20:15:57 (3 months ago)

Author:

ezyang

Comment:

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Commentary/Rts/Storage/HeapObjects

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  * [[GhcFile(rts/Linker.c)]]: Add your info tables so they are linked correctly
  * [[GhcFile(rts/Printer.c)]]: Print out a description of the closure. You need to handle all of the info tables you defined.
- * [[GhcFile(rts/StgMiscClosures.cmm)]]: Actually define the info tables for your objects, also, provide entry points if they represent runnable code
+ * [[GhcFile(rts/StgMiscClosures.cmm)]]: Actually define the info tables for your objects, also, provide entry points if they represent runnable code.  To find out what {{{INFO_TABLE}}} and all its variants do, check the C-- parser at [[GhcFile(compiler/cmm/CmmParse.y)]]
  * [[GhcFile(rts/sm/Sanity.c)]]: Update sanity checks so they know about your new closure type
  * [[GhcFile(rts/sm/Scav.c)]], [[GhcFile(rts/sm/Evac.c)]], [[GhcFile(rts/sm/Compact.c)]]: teach the garbage collector how to follow live pointers from your object.