Garbage collection
CA 2407041 A1 · Owner: Tao Group Limited · Inventors: Hayward, Andrew
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A garbage collector, making use of interior pointers maintains a tree , structure comprising a plurality of linked nodes (40-52) each node being , representative of a memory allocation (a...g). For each known in-use interior pointer (P) the tree is searched to determine the memory allocation (c) to which the pointer points. That memory allocation (c) is noted as being unavailable for garbage collection release. Once all available in-use pointers have been searched for, the system releases those memory allocations which have not been noted as unavailable for release. Preferably the tree is an AVL , tree. The method is applicable to any memory allocation scheme with no , constraints on …
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- Filed March 28, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 28, 2021.
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