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Read Barriers

Details

  • Type: New Feature New Feature
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: 2.9.3
  • Fix Version/s: None
  • Component/s: None
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  • Number of attachments :
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Description

It would be valuable to have read barriers working in MMTk/JikesRVM.

There have been several different implementations of read barriers over time, but none have been completed to the point of inclusion in subversion.

Issue Links

is depended upon by

Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. RVM-263 Compressed references

  • Major - Major loss of function.
  • Open - The issue is open and ready for the assignee to start work on it.
is related to

Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. RVM-72 NonMoving annotations for classes instances of which should be allocated to the immortal heap

  • Major - Major loss of function.
  • Closed - The issue is considered finished, the resolution is correct. Issues which are not closed can be reopened.

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Daniel Frampton added a comment -

Having read barriers is a big step to supporting compressed references.

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Daniel Frampton added a comment - Having read barriers is a big step to supporting compressed references.
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David Grove added a comment -

Done?

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David Grove added a comment - Done?
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Steve Blackburn added a comment -

Fixed in r13883.

Much kudos to Daniel.

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Steve Blackburn added a comment - Fixed in r13883. Much kudos to Daniel.

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  • Assignee:
    Daniel Frampton
    Reporter:
    Daniel Frampton
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