- // NB. this step might not be compacted next
- // time, so reset the BF_COMPACTED flags.
- // They are set before GC if we're going to
- // compact. (search for BF_COMPACTED above).
- bd->flags &= ~BF_COMPACTED;
- next = bd->link;
- if (next == NULL) {
- bd->link = stp->blocks;
- }
+
+ next = bd->link;
+
+ if (!(bd->flags & BF_MARKED))
+ {
+ if (prev == NULL) {
+ stp->old_blocks = next;
+ } else {
+ prev->link = next;
+ }
+ freeGroup(bd);
+ stp->n_old_blocks--;
+ }
+ else
+ {
+ stp->n_words += bd->free - bd->start;
+
+ // NB. this step might not be compacted next
+ // time, so reset the BF_MARKED flags.
+ // They are set before GC if we're going to
+ // compact. (search for BF_MARKED above).
+ bd->flags &= ~BF_MARKED;
+
+ // between GCs, all blocks in the heap except
+ // for the nursery have the BF_EVACUATED flag set.
+ bd->flags |= BF_EVACUATED;
+
+ prev = bd;
+ }