first window, yay! Re: [Vm-dev] VM Maker: VMMaker.oscog-eem.399.mcz

[Mariano Martinez Peck]

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>> - Are #become: and #becomeForward: optimized for the case where both
>> objects use the same amount of memory?
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> Yes.  This case simply swaps contents and adjusts the remembered table
> accordingly.  Tim also suggested optimizing the other case, copying into
> the smaller object and only allocating one extra clone, which I'll
> implement soon.
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Just curious....This "simply swaps contents" isn't only for #become: ? Or
there is a way to do something to avoid updating pointers for
#becomeForward as well?  Maybe there is something related about lazy become
/ forwarding pointers / proxies or whatever that could help?

Thanks,


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>> Levente
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>> On Sat, 21 Sep 2013, btc at openinworld.com wrote:
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>>> commits at source.squeak.org wrote:
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>>>>  Eliot Miranda uploaded a new version of VMMaker to project VM Maker:
>>>> http://source.squeak.org/**VMMaker/VMMaker.oscog-eem.399.**mcz<http://source.squeak.org/VMMaker/VMMaker.oscog-eem.399.mcz>
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>>>> ==================== Summary ====================
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>>>> Name: VMMaker.oscog-eem.399
>>>> Author: eem
>>>> Time: 20 September 2013, 6:28:56.308 pm
>>>> UUID: 89f8fefe-b59d-42d7-9c11-**7f848d0e5131
>>>> Ancestors: VMMaker.oscog-eem.398
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>>>> A few isIntegerObject:'s => isImmediate:'s in primitives.
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>>>> More protocol.
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>>>> The Spur VM now draws its first window!!
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>>>>  A cheer goes up in the crowd of interested spectators.
>>> Probably lots still to do, but its a nice concrete milestone.
>>> Contributing is beyond me at this time, so I especially like to thank
>>> you for this important initiative.
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>>> cheers -ben
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> best,
> Eliot
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