Method and system for garbage collection wherein resetting the mark/allocation bit, and switching the mark/allocation bit to the mark bit to perform marking and scanning of objects using the identified object as a root object and providing mark/allocation bit information being displayed at the client

摘要

A method, apparatus, and system are provided for integrating mark bits and allocation bits. According to one embodiment, a single space is allocated for accommodating a mark bit and an allocation bit. The mark bit and the allocation bit are integrated into a mark/allocation bit using the single space allocated. The mark/allocation bit then used to correspond to an object in a heap.