How does the garbage collector really works?

[Bjorn Gustavsson]

Ulf Wiger <etxuwig@REDACTED> writes:

> In older versions of OTP (I think before R5B), you had to specifically
> call a function after calling garbage_collect(), for the GC to
> actually take place, but I'm pretty sure this has been fixed.

Actually, it is not fixed. You still have to call a function to force a
context switch.

I might fix it in R7, especially if you think it is important.

You can also call erlang:garbage_collect(Pid) from another process, which
will force an immediate garbage collection. (erlang:garbage_collect(self())
is equvivalent to erlang:garbage_collect().)

> 
> /Uffe
> 
> * Using a fibonacci sequence if I'm not mistaken.

Yes.

/Björn

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