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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/users_guide/runtime_control.rst | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | rts/RtsFlags.c | 11 |
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diff --git a/docs/users_guide/runtime_control.rst b/docs/users_guide/runtime_control.rst index 2ab493b71a..f27d5b255a 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/runtime_control.rst +++ b/docs/users_guide/runtime_control.rst @@ -373,10 +373,19 @@ collection. Hopefully, you won't need any of these in normal operation, but there are several things that can be tweaked for maximum performance. +.. rts-flag:: --copying-gc + :default: on + :since: 8.10.2 + :reverse: --nonmoving-gc + + Uses the generational copying garbage collector for all generations. + This is the default. + .. rts-flag:: --nonmoving-gc :default: off :since: 8.10.1 + :reverse: --copying-gc .. index:: single: concurrent mark and sweep diff --git a/rts/RtsFlags.c b/rts/RtsFlags.c index 3963e6d0d5..e7375a0746 100644 --- a/rts/RtsFlags.c +++ b/rts/RtsFlags.c @@ -303,6 +303,12 @@ usage_text[] = { " -? Prints this message and exits; the program is not executed", " --info Print information about the RTS used by this program", "", +" --nonmoving-gc", +" Selects the non-moving mark-and-sweep garbage collector to", +" manage the oldest generation.", +" --copying-gc", +" Selects the copying garbage collector to manage all generations.", +"", " -K<size> Sets the maximum stack size (default: 80% of the heap)", " Egs: -K32k -K512k -K8M", " -ki<size> Sets the initial thread stack size (default 1k) Egs: -ki4k -ki2m", @@ -967,6 +973,11 @@ error = true; printRtsInfo(rtsConfig); stg_exit(0); } + else if (strequal("copying-gc", + &rts_argv[arg][2])) { + OPTION_SAFE; + RtsFlags.GcFlags.useNonmoving = false; + } else if (strequal("nonmoving-gc", &rts_argv[arg][2])) { OPTION_SAFE; |