Re: Some experience with the igc branch

[Gerd Möllmann]

Pip Cet <pipcet@protonmail.com> writes:

> So it seems we're miscommunicating about these "MPS threads".  What are
> they?  Where are they created?  What do they do?
>
> If we can't answer that, it'll be harder to decide what to do about
> signal handlers calling into MPS.

True, and I can't answer your questions. The only thing I can tell from
the docs, in this case the guide, is

1. Overview of the Memory Pool System?

The Memory Pool System is a very general, adaptable, flexible, reliable,
and efficient memory management system. It permits the flexible
combination of memory management techniques, supporting manual and
automatic memory management, inline allocation, finalization, weakness,
and multiple concurrent co-operating incremental generational garbage
             ^^^^^^^^^^
collections.

Maybe that means something different than I think.