[gclist] Are there any studies or reports about the analysis of cyclic structures?

[Chin-Yang Lin]

I=20am=20studying=20the=20traditional=20gc=20algorithm=20-=20reference=20cou=
nting(RC).=20A=20major=20weakness=20for=20RC=20is=20the=20inability=20to=20r=
eclaim=20cyclic=20garbage.=20Many=20studies=20proposed=20their=20cyclic=20re=
ference=20counting=20algorithms=20to=20deal=20with=20this=20problem=20in=20d=
ifferent=20efficient=20manners.=20

However,=20I=20can=20not=20find=20any=20studies=20or=20reports=20on=20the=20=
analysis=20of=20cyclic=20structures.=20I=20mean,=20in=20real=20programs=20ex=
ecution=20(especially=20for=20that=20written=20in=20Object-Oriented=20langua=
ge),=20what=20is=20the=20likely=20proportion=20of=20cyclic=20garbage?=20What=
=20is=20the=20average=20size=20of=20cyclic=20structures?=20...


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