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Diffstat (limited to 'src/runtime/mgcwork.go')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/runtime/mgcwork.go | 7 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/runtime/mgcwork.go b/src/runtime/mgcwork.go index ecf603a739..f69d6bb6a1 100644 --- a/src/runtime/mgcwork.go +++ b/src/runtime/mgcwork.go @@ -41,8 +41,15 @@ func (wp wbufptr) ptr() *workbuf { // The usual pattern for using gcWork is: // // var gcw gcWork +// disable preemption // .. call gcw.put() to produce and gcw.get() to consume .. // gcw.dispose() +// enable preemption +// +// It's important that any use of gcWork during the mark phase prevent +// the garbage collector from transitioning to mark termination since +// gcWork may locally hold GC work buffers. This can be done by +// disabling preemption (systemstack or acquirem). type gcWork struct { // Invariant: wbuf is never full or empty wbuf wbufptr |