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diff --git a/gc.rb b/gc.rb
index 45930c3dab..880aa46475 100644
--- a/gc.rb
+++ b/gc.rb
@@ -1,65 +1,50 @@
# for gc.c
-# The GC module provides an interface to Ruby's mark and
+# The \GC module provides an interface to Ruby's mark and
# sweep garbage collection mechanism.
#
# Some of the underlying methods are also available via the ObjectSpace
# module.
#
-# You may obtain information about the operation of the GC through
+# You may obtain information about the operation of the \GC through
# GC::Profiler.
module GC
- # call-seq:
- # GC.start -> nil
- # ObjectSpace.garbage_collect -> nil
- # include GC; garbage_collect -> nil
- # GC.start(full_mark: true, immediate_sweep: true) -> nil
- # ObjectSpace.garbage_collect(full_mark: true, immediate_sweep: true) -> nil
- # include GC; garbage_collect(full_mark: true, immediate_sweep: true) -> nil
- #
- # Initiates garbage collection, even if manually disabled.
- #
- # This method is defined with keyword arguments that default to true:
- #
- # def GC.start(full_mark: true, immediate_sweep: true); end
- #
- # Use full_mark: false to perform a minor GC.
- # Use immediate_sweep: false to defer sweeping (use lazy sweep).
- #
- # Note: These keyword arguments are implementation and version dependent. They
- # are not guaranteed to be future-compatible, and may be ignored if the
- # underlying implementation does not support them.
+ # Initiates garbage collection, even if manually disabled.
+ #
+ # The +full_mark+ keyword argument determines whether or not to perform a
+ # major garbage collection cycle. When set to +true+, a major garbage
+ # collection cycle is ran, meaning all objects are marked. When set to
+ # +false+, a minor garbage collection cycle is ran, meaning only young
+ # objects are marked.
+ #
+ # The +immediate_mark+ keyword argument determines whether or not to perform
+ # incremental marking. When set to +true+, marking is completed during the
+ # call to this method. When set to +false+, marking is performed in steps
+ # that is interleaved with future Ruby code execution, so marking might not
+ # be completed during this method call. Note that if +full_mark+ is +false+
+ # then marking will always be immediate, regardless of the value of
+ # +immediate_mark+.
+ #
+ # The +immediate_sweep+ keyword argument determines whether or not to defer
+ # sweeping (using lazy sweep). When set to +false+, sweeping is performed in
+ # steps that is interleaved with future Ruby code execution, so sweeping might
+ # not be completed during this method call. When set to +true+, sweeping is
+ # completed during the call to this method.
+ #
+ # Note: These keyword arguments are implementation and version dependent. They
+ # are not guaranteed to be future-compatible, and may be ignored if the
+ # underlying implementation does not support them.
def self.start full_mark: true, immediate_mark: true, immediate_sweep: true
Primitive.gc_start_internal full_mark, immediate_mark, immediate_sweep, false
end
+ # Alias of GC.start
def garbage_collect full_mark: true, immediate_mark: true, immediate_sweep: true
Primitive.gc_start_internal full_mark, immediate_mark, immediate_sweep, false
end
# call-seq:
- # GC.auto_compact -> true or false
- #
- # Returns whether or not automatic compaction has been enabled.
- #
- def self.auto_compact
- Primitive.gc_get_auto_compact
- end
-
- # call-seq:
- # GC.auto_compact = flag
- #
- # Updates automatic compaction mode.
- #
- # When enabled, the compactor will execute on every major collection.
- #
- # Enabling compaction will degrade performance on major collections.
- def self.auto_compact=(flag)
- Primitive.gc_set_auto_compact(flag)
- end
-
- # call-seq:
# GC.enable -> true or false
#
# Enables garbage collection, returning +true+ if garbage
@@ -88,7 +73,7 @@ module GC
# call-seq:
# GC.stress -> integer, true or false
#
- # Returns current status of GC stress mode.
+ # Returns current status of \GC stress mode.
def self.stress
Primitive.gc_stress_get
end
@@ -96,9 +81,9 @@ module GC
# call-seq:
# GC.stress = flag -> flag
#
- # Updates the GC stress mode.
+ # Updates the \GC stress mode.
#
- # When stress mode is enabled, the GC is invoked at every GC opportunity:
+ # When stress mode is enabled, the \GC is invoked at every \GC opportunity:
# all memory and object allocations.
#
# Enabling stress mode will degrade performance, it is only for debugging.
@@ -114,9 +99,9 @@ module GC
# call-seq:
# GC.count -> Integer
#
- # The number of times GC occurred.
+ # The number of times \GC occurred.
#
- # It returns the number of times GC occurred since the process started.
+ # It returns the number of times \GC occurred since the process started.
def self.count
Primitive.gc_count
end
@@ -126,25 +111,27 @@ module GC
# GC.stat(hash) -> Hash
# GC.stat(:key) -> Numeric
#
- # Returns a Hash containing information about the GC.
+ # Returns a Hash containing information about the \GC.
#
# The contents of the hash are implementation specific and may change in
# the future without notice.
#
- # The hash includes information about internal statistics about GC such as:
+ # The hash includes information about internal statistics about \GC such as:
#
# [count]
# The total number of garbage collections ran since application start
# (count includes both minor and major garbage collections)
+ # [time]
+ # The total time spent in garbage collections (in milliseconds)
# [heap_allocated_pages]
- # The total number of `:heap_eden_pages` + `:heap_tomb_pages`
+ # The total number of +:heap_eden_pages+ + +:heap_tomb_pages+
# [heap_sorted_length]
# The number of pages that can fit into the buffer that holds references to
# all pages
# [heap_allocatable_pages]
- # The total number of pages the application could allocate without additional GC
+ # The total number of pages the application could allocate without additional \GC
# [heap_available_slots]
- # The total number of slots in all `:heap_allocated_pages`
+ # The total number of slots in all +:heap_allocated_pages+
# [heap_live_slots]
# The total number of slots which contain live objects
# [heap_free_slots]
@@ -152,7 +139,7 @@ module GC
# [heap_final_slots]
# The total number of slots with pending finalizers to be run
# [heap_marked_slots]
- # The total number of objects marked in the last GC
+ # The total number of objects marked in the last \GC
# [heap_eden_pages]
# The total number of pages which contain at least one live slot
# [heap_tomb_pages]
@@ -166,26 +153,33 @@ module GC
# [total_freed_objects]
# The cumulative number of objects freed since application start
# [malloc_increase_bytes]
- # Amount of memory allocated on the heap for objects. Decreased by any GC
+ # Amount of memory allocated on the heap for objects. Decreased by any \GC
# [malloc_increase_bytes_limit]
- # When `:malloc_increase_bytes` crosses this limit, GC is triggered
+ # When +:malloc_increase_bytes+ crosses this limit, \GC is triggered
# [minor_gc_count]
# The total number of minor garbage collections run since process start
# [major_gc_count]
# The total number of major garbage collections run since process start
+ # [compact_count]
+ # The total number of compactions run since process start
+ # [read_barrier_faults]
+ # The total number of times the read barrier was triggered during
+ # compaction
+ # [total_moved_objects]
+ # The total number of objects compaction has moved
# [remembered_wb_unprotected_objects]
# The total number of objects without write barriers
# [remembered_wb_unprotected_objects_limit]
- # When `:remembered_wb_unprotected_objects` crosses this limit,
- # major GC is triggered
+ # When +:remembered_wb_unprotected_objects+ crosses this limit,
+ # major \GC is triggered
# [old_objects]
# Number of live, old objects which have survived at least 3 garbage collections
# [old_objects_limit]
- # When `:old_objects` crosses this limit, major GC is triggered
+ # When +:old_objects+ crosses this limit, major \GC is triggered
# [oldmalloc_increase_bytes]
- # Amount of memory allocated on the heap for objects. Decreased by major GC
+ # Amount of memory allocated on the heap for objects. Decreased by major \GC
# [oldmalloc_increase_bytes_limit]
- # When `:old_malloc_increase_bytes` crosses this limit, major GC is triggered
+ # When +:old_malloc_increase_bytes+ crosses this limit, major \GC is triggered
#
# If the optional argument, hash, is given,
# it is overwritten and returned.
@@ -196,12 +190,75 @@ module GC
Primitive.gc_stat hash_or_key
end
- # call-seq:
- # GC.latest_gc_info -> {:gc_by=>:newobj}
+ # call-seq:
+ # GC.stat_heap -> Hash
+ # GC.stat_heap(nil, hash) -> Hash
+ # GC.stat_heap(heap_name) -> Hash
+ # GC.stat_heap(heap_name, hash) -> Hash
+ # GC.stat_heap(heap_name, :key) -> Numeric
+ #
+ # Returns information for heaps in the \GC.
+ #
+ # If the first optional argument, +heap_name+, is passed in and not +nil+, it
+ # returns a +Hash+ containing information about the particular heap.
+ # Otherwise, it will return a +Hash+ with heap names as keys and
+ # a +Hash+ containing information about the heap as values.
+ #
+ # If the second optional argument, +hash_or_key+, is given as +Hash+, it will
+ # be overwritten and returned. This is intended to avoid the probe effect.
+ #
+ # If both optional arguments are passed in and the second optional argument is
+ # a symbol, it will return a +Numeric+ of the value for the particular heap.
+ #
+ # On CRuby, +heap_name+ is of the type +Integer+ but may be of type +String+
+ # on other implementations.
+ #
+ # The contents of the hash are implementation specific and may change in
+ # the future without notice.
+ #
+ # If the optional argument, hash, is given, it is overwritten and returned.
+ #
+ # This method is only expected to work on CRuby.
+ #
+ # The hash includes the following keys about the internal information in
+ # the \GC:
+ #
+ # [slot_size]
+ # The slot size of the heap in bytes.
+ # [heap_allocatable_pages]
+ # The number of pages that can be allocated without triggering a new
+ # garbage collection cycle.
+ # [heap_eden_pages]
+ # The number of pages in the eden heap.
+ # [heap_eden_slots]
+ # The total number of slots in all of the pages in the eden heap.
+ # [heap_tomb_pages]
+ # The number of pages in the tomb heap. The tomb heap only contains pages
+ # that do not have any live objects.
+ # [heap_tomb_slots]
+ # The total number of slots in all of the pages in the tomb heap.
+ # [total_allocated_pages]
+ # The total number of pages that have been allocated in the heap.
+ # [total_freed_pages]
+ # The total number of pages that have been freed and released back to the
+ # system in the heap.
+ # [force_major_gc_count]
+ # The number of times major garbage collection cycles this heap has forced
+ # to start due to running out of free slots.
+ # [force_incremental_marking_finish_count]
+ # The number of times this heap has forced incremental marking to complete
+ # due to running out of pooled slots.
+ #
+ def self.stat_heap heap_name = nil, hash_or_key = nil
+ Primitive.gc_stat_heap heap_name, hash_or_key
+ end
+
+ # call-seq:
+ # GC.latest_gc_info -> hash
# GC.latest_gc_info(hash) -> hash
# GC.latest_gc_info(:major_by) -> :malloc
#
- # Returns information about the most recent garbage collection.
+ # Returns information about the most recent garbage collection.
#
# If the optional argument, hash, is given,
# it is overwritten and returned.
@@ -210,70 +267,32 @@ module GC
Primitive.gc_latest_gc_info hash_or_key
end
- # call-seq:
- # GC.latest_compact_info -> {:considered=>{:T_CLASS=>11}, :moved=>{:T_CLASS=>11}}
- #
- # Returns information about object moved in the most recent GC compaction.
- #
- # The returned hash has two keys :considered and :moved. The hash for
- # :considered lists the number of objects that were considered for movement
- # by the compactor, and the :moved hash lists the number of objects that
- # were actually moved. Some objects can't be moved (maybe they were pinned)
- # so these numbers can be used to calculate compaction efficiency.
- def self.latest_compact_info
- Primitive.gc_compact_stats
- end
-
- # call-seq:
- # GC.compact
- #
- # This function compacts objects together in Ruby's heap. It eliminates
- # unused space (or fragmentation) in the heap by moving objects in to that
- # unused space. This function returns a hash which contains statistics about
- # which objects were moved. See `GC.latest_gc_info` for details about
- # compaction statistics.
- #
- # This method is implementation specific and not expected to be implemented
- # in any implementation besides MRI.
- def self.compact
- Primitive.gc_compact
+ if respond_to?(:compact)
+ # call-seq:
+ # GC.verify_compaction_references(toward: nil, double_heap: false) -> hash
+ #
+ # Verify compaction reference consistency.
+ #
+ # This method is implementation specific. During compaction, objects that
+ # were moved are replaced with T_MOVED objects. No object should have a
+ # reference to a T_MOVED object after compaction.
+ #
+ # This function expands the heap to ensure room to move all objects,
+ # compacts the heap to make sure everything moves, updates all references,
+ # then performs a full \GC. If any object contains a reference to a T_MOVED
+ # object, that object should be pushed on the mark stack, and will
+ # make a SEGV.
+ def self.verify_compaction_references(toward: nil, double_heap: false, expand_heap: false)
+ Primitive.gc_verify_compaction_references(double_heap, expand_heap, toward == :empty)
+ end
end
# call-seq:
- # GC.verify_compaction_references(toward: nil, double_heap: false) -> hash
- #
- # Verify compaction reference consistency.
- #
- # This method is implementation specific. During compaction, objects that
- # were moved are replaced with T_MOVED objects. No object should have a
- # reference to a T_MOVED object after compaction.
- #
- # This function doubles the heap to ensure room to move all objects,
- # compacts the heap to make sure everything moves, updates all references,
- # then performs a full GC. If any object contains a reference to a T_MOVED
- # object, that object should be pushed on the mark stack, and will
- # make a SEGV.
- def self.verify_compaction_references(toward: nil, double_heap: false)
- Primitive.gc_verify_compaction_references(double_heap, toward == :empty)
- end
-
- # :nodoc:
- # call-seq:
- # GC.using_rvargc? -> true or false
- #
- # Returns true if using experimental feature Variable Width Allocation, false
- # otherwise.
- def self.using_rvargc?
- GC::INTERNAL_CONSTANTS[:SIZE_POOL_COUNT] > 1
- end
-
-
- # call-seq:
# GC.measure_total_time = true/false
#
- # Enable to measure GC time.
- # You can get the result with `GC.stat(:time)`.
- # Note that the GC time measurement can introduce the performance regression.
+ # Enable to measure \GC time.
+ # You can get the result with <tt>GC.stat(:time)</tt>.
+ # Note that \GC time measurement can cause some performance overhead.
def self.measure_total_time=(flag)
Primitive.cstmt! %{
rb_objspace.flags.measure_gc = RTEST(flag) ? TRUE : FALSE;
@@ -284,7 +303,7 @@ module GC
# call-seq:
# GC.measure_total_time -> true/false
#
- # Return measure_total_time flag (default: true).
+ # Return measure_total_time flag (default: +true+).
# Note that measurement can affect the application performance.
def self.measure_total_time
Primitive.cexpr! %{
@@ -295,15 +314,16 @@ module GC
# call-seq:
# GC.total_time -> int
#
- # Return measured GC total time in nano seconds.
+ # Return measured \GC total time in nano seconds.
def self.total_time
Primitive.cexpr! %{
- ULL2NUM(rb_objspace.profile.total_time_ns)
+ ULL2NUM(rb_objspace.profile.marking_time_ns + rb_objspace.profile.sweeping_time_ns)
}
end
end
module ObjectSpace
+ # Alias of GC.start
def garbage_collect full_mark: true, immediate_mark: true, immediate_sweep: true
Primitive.gc_start_internal full_mark, immediate_mark, immediate_sweep, false
end