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21 /* Correct header inclusion. */
23 #include "libguile/gen-scmconfig.h"
25 #ifdef SCM_I_GSC_USE_PTHREAD_THREADS
27 /* When pthreads are used, let `libgc' know about it and redirect allocation
28 calls such as `GC_MALLOC ()' to (contention-free, faster) thread-local
32 # define GC_REDIRECT_TO_LOCAL 1
38 #if (! ((defined GC_VERSION_MAJOR) && (GC_VERSION_MAJOR >= 7)))
39 /* This was needed with `libgc' 6.x. */
40 # include <gc/gc_local_alloc.h>
43 #if (defined GC_VERSION_MAJOR) && (GC_VERSION_MAJOR >= 7)
44 /* This type was provided by `libgc' 6.x. */
49 #include <gc/gc_mark.h>
51 /* Return true if PTR points to the heap. */
52 #define SCM_I_IS_POINTER_TO_THE_HEAP(ptr) \
53 ((void *) (ptr) >= GC_least_plausible_heap_addr \
54 && (void *) (ptr) <= GC_greatest_plausible_heap_addr)
56 /* Register a disappearing link for the object pointed to by OBJ such that
57 the pointer pointed to be LINK is cleared when OBJ is reclaimed. Do so
58 only if OBJ actually points to the heap. See
59 http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.programming.garbage-collection.boehmgc/2563
61 #define SCM_I_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK(link, obj) \
62 ((SCM_I_IS_POINTER_TO_THE_HEAP (obj)) \
63 ? GC_GENERAL_REGISTER_DISAPPEARING_LINK ((link), (obj)) \
67 #endif /* SCM_BOEHM_GC_H */