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expand-generation-1

Function
Summary

Controls expansion of generation 1.

Package

hcl

Signature

expand-generation-1 on

Arguments

on

t , nil or 1.

Description

The function expand-generation-1 controls the subsequent behavior of the garbage collector when insufficient space is freed by a mark-and-sweep . When this occurs, either generation 1 is expanded, or the objects in it are promoted.

If on is nil , generation 1 is never expanded.

If on is t , generation 1 is always expanded (rather than promotion) when needed.

If on is 1, generation 1 is only expanded if its current size is less than 500000 bytes. This is the initial setting.

See also
clean-generation-0
collect-generation-2
collect-highest-generation
mark-and-sweep
set-gc-parameters

LispWorks Reference Manual - 13 Jun 2003

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