Subject: [linux-audio-user] Re: linux-audio-user Digest, Vol 5, Issue 27 (Bill Schottstaedt)
From: Kjetil Svalastog Matheussen (k.s.matheussen_AT_notam02.no)
Date: Wed Feb 11 2004 - 16:44:33 EET
Bill Schottstaedt:
>
> I don't think this is a problem; you can usually turn off
> the GC during time-critical code, and in most cases, such code
> is in C anyway (handled via a foreign function interface), and
> at least in normal use, you're in control at that level.
> Besides, modern hardware is far faster than people seem to
> realize, and modern GC's don't spend much time on a sweep.
> Gad, now I'll have to go and run some tests...
>
By the way, I am not able to turn off guile's garbage collector.
Infact, I don't think there is a function for it, and its
definitely needed. Shouldn't we try to convince the guile people
to add that functionality?
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