Garbage Collection

Exercises

1. Solve Exercise 7.5.1 and 7.6.1 in Dragon book
2. Explain the notion of "generation" in the context of the SJC compiler, i.e., can you identify different parts of the program that create heap objects that begin and end their life within the bounds of specific regions.
3. Explain the benefits of program controlled deallocation as in C++.

Reading

• Dragon, Chapter 7.4-7.8
• See this JDK 1.4.2 GC tuning note.

Materials

Garbage Collection Techniques