Per-thread weak pointer list (remove global lock on mkWeak#)
Currently, we have to take out the storage manager lock when a weak pointer is allocated. If you're making a lot of weak pointers, this could become a bottleneck. We should maintain a per-thread weak pointer list per generation, so that we don't have to take out a lock.
Marking priority as low since I don't think anyone actually is trying to allocate tons of weak pointers on multiple threads, but I think this optimization should be relatively cheap. Probably a good starter ticket.
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| Version | 7.9 |
| Type | Bug |
| TypeOfFailure | OtherFailure |
| Priority | low |
| Resolution | Unresolved |
| Component | Runtime System |
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| CC | simonmar |
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