On 20 May 2002, Peter Gibbs wrote:
> # New Ticket Created by "Peter Gibbs" > # Please include the string: [netlabs #601] > # in the subject line of all future correspondence about this issue. > # <URL: http://bugs6.perl.org/rt2/Ticket/Display.html?id=601 > > > > Attached is a simplified version of a previous patch to allow buffers to > avoid collection during their formative nanoseconds. This version covers the > basics: > A new flag - BUFFER_neonate_FLAG > This flag causes immunity from collection during DOD runs > The flag is set and cleared as required in string.c (note that there may be > more places that need flag setting, I just did a few obvious ones) > > This version makes no attempt to track the fact that there are newborns, or > to kill them if they try to keep this status for too long. It therefore > needs to be specifically used only when required. I am proposing this as an > interim solution until we decide on the best way of handling it permanently, > to overcome the current bugs without resorting to the performance-impacting > method of suppressing DOD runs. > > A few warnings in string.c have been removed in the process, along with some > duplicate #define's in string.h > > -- > Peter Gibbs > EmKel Systems > > Applied, thanks.
