[svn:parrot] r36623 - trunk/src/ops

cotto at svn.parrot.org cotto at svn.parrot.org
Thu Feb 12 11:22:27 UTC 2009


Author: cotto
Date: Thu Feb 12 11:22:26 2009
New Revision: 36623
URL: https://trac.parrot.org/parrot/changeset/36623

Log:
[gc] more DOD removals in docs/comments

Modified:
   trunk/src/ops/core.ops
   trunk/src/ops/pmc.ops

Modified: trunk/src/ops/core.ops
==============================================================================
--- trunk/src/ops/core.ops	Thu Feb 12 11:19:26 2009	(r36622)
+++ trunk/src/ops/core.ops	Thu Feb 12 11:22:26 2009	(r36623)
@@ -1188,9 +1188,9 @@
 
 ###############################################################################
 
-=head2 Dead Object Detection/Garbage Collection
+=head2 Garbage Collection
 
-Opcodes that interact with the DOD and GC subsystems.
+Opcodes that interact with the GC subsystem.
 
 =over 4
 
@@ -1200,18 +1200,18 @@
 
 =item B<sweep>(inconst INT)
 
-Triggers a DOD run, based on the value of $1, where:
+Triggers a GC run, based on the value of $1, where:
 
 =over
 
 =item * 0
 
-Trigger a DOD run only if there are things that have flagged themselves as
+Trigger a GC run only if there are things that have flagged themselves as
 really needing to be collected.
 
 =item * 1
 
-Trigger a dead object detection (DOD) sweep unconditionally.
+Trigger a GC run unconditionally.
 
 =back
 
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@
 
 =item B<sweepoff>()
 
-Disable DOD sweeps. (Nestable)
+Disable GC runs. (Nestable)
 
 =cut
 
@@ -1247,7 +1247,7 @@
 
 =item B<sweepon>()
 
-Re-enable DOD sweeps.
+Re-enable GC runs.
 
 =cut
 

Modified: trunk/src/ops/pmc.ops
==============================================================================
--- trunk/src/ops/pmc.ops	Thu Feb 12 11:19:26 2009	(r36622)
+++ trunk/src/ops/pmc.ops	Thu Feb 12 11:22:26 2009	(r36623)
@@ -549,11 +549,11 @@
 =item B<register>(invar PMC)
 
 Add a reference of PMC $1 to the interpreter's root set of PMCs. This is needed
-for extensions to make sure that the PMC is properly marked during DOD, if that
+for extensions to make sure that the PMC is properly marked during GC, if that
 PMC is not known to Parrot's core elsewhere.
 
 A PMC can be registered multiple times.  If it's unregistered and the
-registration count reaches zero, it will be destroyed during the next DOD run.
+registration count reaches zero, it will be destroyed during the next GC run.
 
 =item B<unregister>(invar PMC)
 


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