Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of CopyingGarbageCollector

Timestamp:

01/03/10 01:05:04 (12 years ago)

Author:

mikehh

Comment:

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CopyingGarbageCollector

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-Copying Garbage Collector
+'''Copying Garbage Collector'''
 
 (see TT #616)
 
-The basic concept of a Copying Collector is that the heap is devided into two
+The basic concept of a Copying Collector is that the heap is divided into two
 equal semi-spaces, one of which contains the current data and the other
 obsolete data.  The Garbage Collection phase starts by flipping the roles of
@@ -60 +60 @@
         free = free + n
         temp = P[0]                 -- field 0 will hold the forwarding address
-        forwardingaddress[P] = P'
+        forwardingaddress(P) = P'
         P'[0] = copy(temp)
         for i = 1 to n-1            -- copy each field of P into P'
@@ -93 +93 @@
 generally it can be written over the first word in the cell provided that the
 original value of the cell is saved beforehand.  In the above it is assumed
-that the forwarding address field in cell P is p[0], and forwarding address(P)
+that the forwarding address field in cell P is P[0], and forwarding address(P)
 and P[0] are used interchangeably.