A LISP Garbage Collector Algorithm Using Serial Secondary Storage

This paper presents an algorithm for reclaiming unused free storage memory cells in LISP. It depends on availability of a fast secondary storage device, or a large block of available temporary storage. For this price, we get: 1.) Packing of free-storage into a solidly packed block. 2.) Smooth packin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Minsky, M.L.
Language:en_US
Published: 2004
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/6080