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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Giles R. Frazier, Austin, TX (US);
Michael Karl Gschwind, Chappaqua, NY (US);
Younes Manton, Toronto, CA;
Karl M. Taylor, Kanata, CA;
Brian W. Thompto, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The embodiments relate to a computer system, computer program product and method for managing a garbage collection process. Processing control is obtained based on execution of a load instruction and a determination that an object pointer to be loaded indicates a location within a selected portion of memory undergoing a garbage collection process. The determination includes identifying a base address and size of a first memory block subject to the garbage collection, and assigning a binary value to each first memory block section. An image of the load instruction is obtained and a pointer address is calculated from the image. It is determined whether the object pointer is to be modified. The object pointer is modified and stored in a selected location.