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diff --git a/manual/manual.of b/manual/manual.of index c9e62b49..c660215c 100644 --- a/manual/manual.of +++ b/manual/manual.of @@ -787,11 +787,8 @@ following the reverse order that they were marked. If any finalizer marks objects for collection during that phase, these marks have no effect. -Finalizers cannot yield. -Except for that, they can do anything, -such as raise errors, create new objects, -or even run the garbage collector. -However, because they can run in unpredictable times, +Finalizers cannot yield nor run the garbage collector. +Because they can run in unpredictable times, it is good practice to restrict each finalizer to the minimum necessary to properly release its associated resource. @@ -3276,6 +3273,8 @@ Returns the previous mode (@id{LUA_GCGEN} or @id{LUA_GCINC}). For more details about these options, see @Lid{collectgarbage}. +This function should not be called by a finalizer. + } @APIEntry{lua_Alloc lua_getallocf (lua_State *L, void **ud);| @@ -6233,6 +6232,8 @@ A zero means to not change that value. See @See{GC} for more details about garbage collection and some of these options. +This function should not be called by a finalizer. + } @LibEntry{dofile ([filename])| |