[project @ 2005-05-21 16:09:18 by panne]

[ghc-hetmet.git] / ghc / rts / Timer.c

diff --git a/ghc/rts/Timer.c b/ghc/rts/Timer.c
index da4c852..5be49a5 100644 (file)
--- a/ghc/rts/Timer.c
+++ b/ghc/rts/Timer.c
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
 /* ticks left before next pre-emptive context switch */
 static int ticks_to_ctxt_switch = 0;
 
+#if defined(RTS_SUPPORTS_THREADS)
+/* idle ticks left before we perform a GC */
+static int ticks_to_gc = 0;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Function: handle_tick()
  *
@@ -51,22 +56,28 @@ handle_tick(int unused STG_UNUSED)
 
 #if defined(RTS_SUPPORTS_THREADS)
          /* 
-          * If we've been inactive for a whole time slice, tell the
-          * scheduler to wake up and do a GC, to check for threads
-          * that are deadlocked.
+          * If we've been inactive for idleGCDelayTicks (set by +RTS
+          * -I), tell the scheduler to wake up and do a GC, to check
+          * for threads that are deadlocked.
           */
          switch (recent_activity) {
          case ACTIVITY_YES:
              recent_activity = ACTIVITY_MAYBE_NO;
+             ticks_to_gc = RtsFlags.GcFlags.idleGCDelayTicks;
              break;
          case ACTIVITY_MAYBE_NO:
-             recent_activity = ACTIVITY_INACTIVE;
-             blackholes_need_checking = rtsTrue;
-             /* hack: re-use the blackholes_need_checking flag */
-             threadRunnable();
-             /* ToDo: this threadRunnable only works if there's
-              * another thread (not this one) waiting to be woken up
-              */
+             if (ticks_to_gc == 0) break; /* 0 ==> no idle GC */
+             ticks_to_gc--;
+             if (ticks_to_gc == 0) {
+                 ticks_to_gc = RtsFlags.GcFlags.idleGCDelayTicks;
+                 recent_activity = ACTIVITY_INACTIVE;
+                 blackholes_need_checking = rtsTrue;
+                 /* hack: re-use the blackholes_need_checking flag */
+                 threadRunnable();
+                 /* ToDo: this threadRunnable only works if there's
+                  * another thread (not this one) waiting to be woken up
+                  */
+             }
              break;
          default:
              break;