clib/gc_chooser.h

   1 #ifndef NIT_GC_CHOOSER_H
   2 #define NIT_GC_CHOOSER_H
   3
   4 /* This file is part of NIT ( http://www.nitlanguage.org ).
   5  *
   6  * This file is free software, which comes along with NIT.  This software is
   7  * distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
   8  * without  even  the implied warranty of  MERCHANTABILITY or  FITNESS FOR A
   9  * PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  You can modify it is you want,  provided this header
  10  * is kept unaltered, and a notification of the changes is added.
  11  * You  are  allowed  to  redistribute it and sell it, alone or is a part of
  12  * another product.
  13  */
  14
  15 #include <stdio.h>
  16
  17 /* GC and memory management */
  18 void *nit_alloc(size_t); /* allocate memory to store an object with an object header */
  19 void *nit_raw_alloc(size_t); /* allocate raw memory to store a raw stram of byte */
  20 void nit_gcollect(void); /* force a garbage collection */
  21 void initialize_gc_option(void); /* Select the wanted GC using envvar `NIT_GC_OPTION` */
  22
  23 void gc_register_finalizer(void*); /* Tag a pointer for finalization */
  24 void gc_finalize(void*, void*); /* Finalize a pointer, implemented in the generated code. */
  25 void object_destroy_callback(void*, void*); /* call into an object finalizer to record some traces. */
  26
  27 #endif