[rvm-research] Separation of Spaces

[Johannes S. <js...@po...>]

Hey there,
in a current project of mine, I'm trying to separate a few objects in 
the heap, so the garbage collection doesn't check them. This is done by 
using the implementation of a ImmortalSpace and give it a ring buffer 
fashioned memory management. In this way objects are not necessarily 
live (after a new ring buffer cycle has started).

Unfortunately in the "full heap" collection phase, it seems to me, that 
the GC checks for static references independent of the used heap space. 
This causes the VM to crash, since objects can be overwritten and an 
address of a previous object can't be resolved anymore.

Is there a way to separate the space more, so the GC is not led into it? 
I couldn't find a solution yet.

Thanks and kind regards,
Johannes