Function entergen

3rd/lua-5.4.3/src/lgc.c:1293–1300

** Enter generational mode. Must go until the end of an atomic cycle ** to ensure that all objects are correctly marked and weak tables ** are cleared. Then, turn all objects into old and finishes the ** collection. */

** collection.
*/
static lu_mem entergen (lua_State *L, global_State *g) {
  lu_mem numobjs;
  luaC_runtilstate(L, bitmask(GCSpause));  /* prepare to start a new cycle */
  luaC_runtilstate(L, bitmask(GCSpropagate));  /* start new cycle */
  numobjs = atomic(L);  /* propagates all and then do the atomic stuff */
  atomic2gen(L, g);
  return numobjs;
}


/*