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Generational garbage collection for Keiko

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MSc in Advanced Computer Science
Mathematics and Computer Science, Part C
Computer Science and Philosophy, Part C
Computer Science, Part C
Computer Science, Part B

Abstract

The existing implementation of Keiko uses a stop-the-world copying collector that could cause long pauses in some applications. Modify the instruction set so pointer stores can be identified, and enhance the garbage collector to make it incremental and perhaps generational.