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Quote: use single-bit reference count for owned objects; e.g., most list cells in Lisp
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Clark's measurements of Lisp programs [Clark, D.W. CACM 20:78-86 1979] show that … of saturation using a single-bit count [refs]. A clear bit is used to indicate a single reference … Once set, the bit cannot be cleared … [and the cell is reclaimed by] a second collector that uses indirect identification. … Google-1 Google-2
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