[pypy-svn] r51286 - pypy/dist/pypy/doc/config

arigo at codespeak.net arigo at codespeak.net
Tue Feb 5 13:27:47 CET 2008


Author: arigo
Date: Tue Feb  5 13:27:45 2008
New Revision: 51286

Removed:
   pypy/dist/pypy/doc/config/translation.stacklessgc.txt
Modified:
   pypy/dist/pypy/doc/config/translation.gcrootfinder.txt
Log:
Remove doc for --stacklessgc, which was generalized as --gcrootfinder.


Modified: pypy/dist/pypy/doc/config/translation.gcrootfinder.txt
==============================================================================
--- pypy/dist/pypy/doc/config/translation.gcrootfinder.txt	(original)
+++ pypy/dist/pypy/doc/config/translation.gcrootfinder.txt	Tue Feb  5 13:27:45 2008
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
  - use a shadow stack (XXX link to paper), e.g. explicitely maintaining a stack
    of roots
 
- - use stackless to find roots by unwinding the stack
+ - use stackless to find roots by unwinding the stack.  Requires
+   :config:`translation.stackless`.  Note that this turned out to
+   be slower than just using a shadow stack.
 
  - use GCC and i386 specific assembler hackery to find the roots on the stack.
    This is fastest but platform specific.



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