Function singlestep

depends/lua/src/lgc.c:1045–1097

static lu_mem singlestep (lua_State *L) {
  global_State *g = G(L);
  switch (g->gcstate) {
    case GCSpause: {
      g->GCmemtrav = g->strt.size * sizeof(GCObject*);
      restartcollection(g);
      g->gcstate = GCSpropagate;
      return g->GCmemtrav;
    }
    case GCSpropagate: {
      g->GCmemtrav = 0;
      lua_assert(g->gray);
      propagatemark(g);
       if (g->gray == NULL)  /* no more gray objects? */
        g->gcstate = GCSatomic;  /* finish propagate phase */
      return g->GCmemtrav;  /* memory traversed in this step */
    }
    case GCSatomic: {
      lu_mem work;
      propagateall(g);  /* make sure gray list is empty */
      work = atomic(L);  /* work is what was traversed by 'atomic' */
      entersweep(L);
      g->GCestimate = gettotalbytes(g);  /* first estimate */;
      return work;
    }
    case GCSswpallgc: {  /* sweep "regular" objects */
      return sweepstep(L, g, GCSswpfinobj, &g->finobj);
    }
    case GCSswpfinobj: {  /* sweep objects with finalizers */
      return sweepstep(L, g, GCSswptobefnz, &g->tobefnz);
    }
    case GCSswptobefnz: {  /* sweep objects to be finalized */
      return sweepstep(L, g, GCSswpend, NULL);
    }
    case GCSswpend: {  /* finish sweeps */
      makewhite(g, g->mainthread);  /* sweep main thread */
      checkSizes(L, g);
      g->gcstate = GCScallfin;
      return 0;
    }
    case GCScallfin: {  /* call remaining finalizers */
      if (g->tobefnz && g->gckind != KGC_EMERGENCY) {
        int n = runafewfinalizers(L);
        return (n * GCFINALIZECOST);
      }
      else {  /* emergency mode or no more finalizers */
        g->gcstate = GCSpause;  /* finish collection */
        return 0;
      }
    }
    default: lua_assert(0); return 0;
  }
}


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