[gclist] write barrier via VM traps

[Jeff Dean]

Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Paul R. Wilson wrote:
> > WRT GC in particular, the fastest write barrier seems to be
> > Ungar and Hoelzle's variant of my variant of Sobalvarro's
> > "card marking" write barrier. 
> 
> Do you have a reference for this?
> 
> Thanks,
> 	J

The reference is "A Fast Write Barrier for Generational Garbage Collectors", 
by Urs Hoelzle, OOPSLA'93 Garbage Collection Workshop, Washington, D.C.  The 
references section has pointers to the two other papers mentioned above.  It's 
available online from:

  http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/oocsb/papers/write-barrier.html

  -Jeff

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