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-rw-r--r--include/ruby/internal/core/rtypeddata.h5
-rw-r--r--include/ruby/internal/fl_type.h51
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 41 deletions
diff --git a/include/ruby/internal/core/rtypeddata.h b/include/ruby/internal/core/rtypeddata.h
index 1abf965305..c7904746fd 100644
--- a/include/ruby/internal/core/rtypeddata.h
+++ b/include/ruby/internal/core/rtypeddata.h
@@ -173,10 +173,9 @@ rbimpl_typeddata_flags {
RUBY_TYPED_WB_PROTECTED = RUBY_FL_WB_PROTECTED, /* THIS FLAG DEPENDS ON Ruby version */
/**
- * This flag is mysterious. It seems nobody is currently using it. The
- * intention of this flag is also unclear. We need further investigations.
+ * This flag no longer in use
*/
- RUBY_TYPED_PROMOTED1 = RUBY_FL_PROMOTED1, /* THIS FLAG DEPENDS ON Ruby version */
+ RUBY_TYPED_UNUSED = RUBY_FL_UNUSED6,
/**
* This flag determines whether marking and compaction should be carried out
diff --git a/include/ruby/internal/fl_type.h b/include/ruby/internal/fl_type.h
index d59c258a3f..f7f5abdd9b 100644
--- a/include/ruby/internal/fl_type.h
+++ b/include/ruby/internal/fl_type.h
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@
#define FL_SINGLETON RBIMPL_CAST((VALUE)RUBY_FL_SINGLETON) /**< @old{RUBY_FL_SINGLETON} */
#define FL_WB_PROTECTED RBIMPL_CAST((VALUE)RUBY_FL_WB_PROTECTED) /**< @old{RUBY_FL_WB_PROTECTED} */
-#define FL_PROMOTED0 RBIMPL_CAST((VALUE)RUBY_FL_PROMOTED0) /**< @old{RUBY_FL_PROMOTED0} */
-#define FL_PROMOTED1 RBIMPL_CAST((VALUE)RUBY_FL_PROMOTED1) /**< @old{RUBY_FL_PROMOTED1} */
+#define FL_PROMOTED RBIMPL_CAST((VALUE)RUBY_FL_PROMOTED) /**< @old{RUBY_FL_PROMOTED} */
#define FL_FINALIZE RBIMPL_CAST((VALUE)RUBY_FL_FINALIZE) /**< @old{RUBY_FL_FINALIZE} */
#define FL_TAINT RBIMPL_CAST((VALUE)RUBY_FL_TAINT) /**< @old{RUBY_FL_TAINT} */
#define FL_SHAREABLE RBIMPL_CAST((VALUE)RUBY_FL_SHAREABLE) /**< @old{RUBY_FL_SHAREABLE} */
@@ -200,12 +199,15 @@ ruby_fl_type {
RUBY_FL_WB_PROTECTED = (1<<5),
/**
- * This flag has something to do with our garbage collector. These days
- * ruby objects are "generational". There are those who are young and
- * those who are old. Young objects are prone to die; monitored relatively
- * extensively by the garbage collector. OTOH old objects tend to live
- * longer. They are relatively rarely considered. This flag is set when a
- * object experienced promotion i.e. survived a garbage collection.
+ * Ruby objects are "generational". There are young objects & old objects.
+ * Young objects are prone to die & monitored relatively extensively by the
+ * garbage collector. Old objects tend to live longer & are monitored less
+ * frequently. When an object survives a GC, its age is incremented. When
+ * age is equal to RVALUE_OLD_AGE, the object becomes Old. This flag is set
+ * when an object becomes old, and is used by the write barrier to check if
+ * an old object should be considered for marking more frequently - as old
+ * objects that have references added between major GCs need to be remarked
+ * to prevent the referred object being mistakenly swept.
*
* @internal
*
@@ -213,41 +215,14 @@ ruby_fl_type {
* 3rd parties. It must be an implementation detail that they should never
* know. Might better be hidden.
*/
- RUBY_FL_PROMOTED0 = (1<<5),
+ RUBY_FL_PROMOTED = (1<<5),
/**
- * This flag has something to do with our garbage collector. These days
- * ruby objects are "generational". There are those who are young and
- * those who are old. Young objects are prone to die; monitored relatively
- * extensively by the garbage collector. OTOH old objects tend to live
- * longer. They are relatively rarely considered. This flag is set when a
- * object experienced two promotions i.e. survived garbage collections
- * twice.
+ * This flag is no longer in use
*
* @internal
- *
- * But honestly, @shyouhei doesn't think this flag should be visible from
- * 3rd parties. It must be an implementation detail that they should never
- * know. Might better be hidden.
- */
- RUBY_FL_PROMOTED1 = (1<<6),
-
- /**
- * This flag has something to do with our garbage collector. These days
- * ruby objects are "generational". There are those who are young and
- * those who are old. Young objects are prone to die; monitored relatively
- * extensively by the garbage collector. OTOH old objects tend to live
- * longer. They are relatively rarely considered. This flag is set when a
- * object experienced promotions i.e. survived more than one garbage
- * collections.
- *
- * @internal
- *
- * But honestly, @shyouhei doesn't think this flag should be visible from
- * 3rd parties. It must be an implementation detail that they should never
- * know. Might better be hidden.
*/
- RUBY_FL_PROMOTED = RUBY_FL_PROMOTED0 | RUBY_FL_PROMOTED1,
+ RUBY_FL_UNUSED6 = (1<<6),
/**
* This flag has something to do with finalisers. A ruby object can have