SCI: Clarify docs of GC related SegmentObj methods

svn-id: r50440
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Max Horn 2010-06-28 12:28:29 +00:00
parent b3011faaef
commit 4f606cc10d
2 changed files with 15 additions and 5 deletions

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@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public:
/**
* Finds the canonic address associated with sub_reg.
* Used by the garbage collector.
*
* For each valid address a, there exists a canonic address c(a) such that c(a) = c(c(a)).
* This address "governs" a in the sense that deallocating c(a) will deallocate a.
@ -115,14 +116,15 @@ public:
/**
* Deallocates all memory associated with the specified address.
* Used by the garbage collector.
* @param sub_addr address (within the given segment) to deallocate
*/
virtual void freeAtAddress(SegManager *segMan, reg_t sub_addr) {}
/**
* Iterates over and reports all addresses within the current segment.
* @param note Invoked for each address on which free_at_address() makes sense
* @param param parameter passed to 'note'
* Iterates over and reports all addresses within the segment.
* Used by the garbage collector.
* @return a list of addresses within the segment
*/
virtual Common::Array<reg_t> listAllDeallocatable(SegmentId segId) const {
return Common::Array<reg_t>();
@ -130,9 +132,11 @@ public:
/**
* Iterates over all references reachable from the specified object.
* Used by the garbage collector.
* @param object object (within the current segment) to analyse
* @return refs a list of outgoing references within the object
* Note: This function may also choose to report numbers (segment 0) as adresses
* @return a list of outgoing references within the object
*
* @note This function may also choose to report numbers (segment 0) as adresses
*/
virtual Common::Array<reg_t> listAllOutgoingReferences(reg_t object) const {
return Common::Array<reg_t>();