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003 *
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013 package org.mmtk.plan.refcount.backuptrace;
014
015 import org.mmtk.plan.refcount.RCHeader;
016 import org.mmtk.policy.ExplicitLargeObjectSpace;
017
018 import org.vmmagic.pragma.*;
019 import org.vmmagic.unboxed.*;
020
021 /**
022 * This class implements the freeing of large objects during a backup trace.
023 */
024 @Uninterruptible
025 public final class BTFreeLargeObjectSweeper extends ExplicitLargeObjectSpace.Sweeper {
026
027 @Override
028 public boolean sweepLargeObject(ObjectReference object) {
029 if (!RCHeader.isMarked(object)) {
030 // Free the object
031 return true;
032 }
033 // Clear the mark-bit and retain the object.
034 RCHeader.clearMarked(object);
035 return false;
036 }
037 }