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GC

The GC module provides an interface to Ruby’s mark and sweep garbage collection mechanism. Some of the underlying methods are also available via the ObjectSpace module.

Public Class Methods

count → Integer click to toggle source

The number of times GC occurred.

It returns the number of times GC occurred since the process started.

                
static VALUE
gc_count(VALUE self)
{
    return UINT2NUM((&rb_objspace)->count);
}
disable → true or false click to toggle source

Disables garbage collection, returning true if garbage collection was already disabled.

GC.disable   #=> false
GC.disable   #=> true
                
VALUE
rb_gc_disable(void)
{
    rb_objspace_t *objspace = &rb_objspace;
    int old = dont_gc;

    dont_gc = TRUE;
    return old ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}
enable → true or false click to toggle source

Enables garbage collection, returning true if garbage collection was previously disabled.

GC.disable   #=> false
GC.enable    #=> true
GC.enable    #=> false
                
VALUE
rb_gc_enable(void)
{
    rb_objspace_t *objspace = &rb_objspace;
    int old = dont_gc;

    dont_gc = FALSE;
    return old ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}
malloc_allocated_size → Integer click to toggle source

The allocated size by malloc().

It returns the allocated size by malloc().

                
static VALUE
gc_malloc_allocated_size(VALUE self)
{
    return UINT2NUM((&rb_objspace)->malloc_params.allocated_size);
}
malloc_allocations → Integer click to toggle source

The number of allocated memory object by malloc().

It returns the number of allocated memory object by malloc().

                
static VALUE
gc_malloc_allocations(VALUE self)
{
    return UINT2NUM((&rb_objspace)->malloc_params.allocations);
}
start → nil click to toggle source
garbage_collect → nil
garbage_collect → nil

Initiates garbage collection, unless manually disabled.

                
VALUE
rb_gc_start(void)
{
    rb_gc();
    return Qnil;
}
stress → true or false click to toggle source

returns current status of GC stress mode.

                
static VALUE
gc_stress_get(VALUE self)
{
    rb_objspace_t *objspace = &rb_objspace;
    return ruby_gc_stress ? Qtrue : Qfalse;
}
stress = bool → bool click to toggle source

updates GC stress mode.

When GC.stress = true, GC is invoked for all GC opportunity: all memory and object allocation.

Since it makes Ruby very slow, it is only for debugging.

                
static VALUE
gc_stress_set(VALUE self, VALUE flag)
{
    rb_objspace_t *objspace = &rb_objspace;
    rb_secure(2);
    ruby_gc_stress = RTEST(flag);
    return flag;
}

Public Instance Methods

start → nil click to toggle source
garbage_collect → nil
garbage_collect → nil

Initiates garbage collection, unless manually disabled.

                
VALUE
rb_gc_start(void)
{
    rb_gc();
    return Qnil;
}
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