[Python-Dev] GIL, Python 3, and MP vs. UP (original) (raw)

Barry Warsaw barry at python.org
Tue Sep 20 00:23:21 CEST 2005


On Mon, 2005-09-19 at 17:52, Scott David Daniels wrote:

Michael Hudson wrote:

> How does a copying gc differ much from a non-copying non-refcounted gc > here? One important issue for C coded modules is that addresses may change when a GC is invoked, so no remembering addresses in your module; you must recalculate before each use.

And then you're left with "fun" like JNI's pining and such. That won't suck at all! :)

-Barry

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