15-213 Introduction to Computer Systems
Lecture 19: Garbage Collection

• Reading:
  • Ch 10.10
  • Paul R. Wilson: Uniprocessor Garbage Collection Techniques, 1994, pp. 1-17 (full paper, 67pp)
  • See also Richard Jones' Garbage Collection Page
• Slides: none
• Video: Lec 19
• Code: none
• Concepts:
  • Reference counting
  • Mark and sweep
  • Copying collector
  • Conservative collector
• Previous lecture: Dynamic Storage Allocation
• Next lecture: Cyclone

[ Home | Schedule | Assignments | Exams | Lab Machines | Resources ]
[ Textbook | Autolab ]
[ Newsgroup | Blackboard ]

fp@cs
Frank Pfenning