I've read that the GC runs only on allocation. Can't seem to find the original article I read on this, but this livedoc reference appears to agree: http://livedocs.adobe.com/labs/flex3/html/help.html?content=profiler_6.html
__ Josh Vanderberg vanderblog.typepad.com - Flex blog and open source flex components --- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "Mike Krotscheck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've been digging into memory management techniques recently, and have a > question regarding the timing of the two methods. The articles on > Adobe.com suggest that both methods (Ref Count and Mark & Sweep) run at > some arbitrary point in the future defined by current memory usage. I > found a discussion about the Virtual Machine though that indicated > garbage collection happens on a 30ms interval. > > > > These two suggest that the two methods run on different intervals, and > given that Mark and Sweep is more processor intensive I assume that it > is the one whose timing is triggered by memory usage, while Reference > counting operates on the mentioned 30ms. Is that correct? > > > > Links: > > http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/garbage_collection.html > > ("some point in the future") > > http://techpolesen.blogspot.com/2007/11/avm2-vs-jvm-and-actionscript3.ht > ml > > ("30ms time slice") > > > > Michael Krotscheck > > Senior Developer > > > RESOURCE INTERACTIVE > > <http://www.resource.com/> www.resource.com <http://www.resource.com> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ____ > This email and any of its attachments may contain Resource Interactive > proprietary information, which is privileged, confidential and may be > subject to copyright or other intellectual property rights belonging to > Resource Interactive. This email is intended solely for the use of the > individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the > intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution, copying or action taken in relation to the > contents of and attachments to this email is strictly prohibited and may > be unlawful. If you have received this email in error, please notify the > sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of > this email and any printout. >
