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wshuang
on March 19, 2015
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Improving Go's 'container/list'
Sorry, but I just wonder wouldn't this pointer to self structure prevent garbage collection?
davekeck
on March 19, 2015
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Reference cycles aren't a problem for GCs because any objects that aren't reachable from a root set of nodes are considered garbage and get collected. (I only read part of the article, but hopefully that answers your question...)
lmm
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To clarify, they aren't a problem for mark/sweep GCs. Reference counting can be considered a form of GC.
wshuang
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Cool, thanks :)
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