Re: [Caml-list] How does OCaml update references when values are moved by the GC?

[Xavier Leroy]

Jon Harrop wrote:

I was hoping for a little more detail, of course. :-)

How is the mapping from old to new pointers stored?

With forwaring pointers.  Just take 10 minutes to familiarize yourself
with the standard stop&copy algorithm and everything will be clear:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheney's_algorithm

- Xavier Leroy

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