Re: igc, macOS avoiding signals

[Helmut Eller <eller.helmut@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Dec 31 2024, Gerd Möllmann wrote:

>> I thought, the problem with this was, that writing GC roots in SIGPROF
>> is not safe: if we have interrupted MPS it may have partly scanned roots
>> or somthing like that.  Is that not a problem?
>
> I think you meant reading roots. We're reading the binding stack which
> is a root.

Actually I meant writing: we need to store the backtrace somewhere.  And
doing that behind the back of MPS may not be safe.

But let's stop here.  These lengthy email discussions are terribly
unproductive.

Helmut