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*default-stack-group-list-length*

Variable
Summary

The size of the stack cache.

Package

system

Initial Value

10

Description

This variable determines the maximum size of the stack cache.

When a process dies, its stack is put in the stack cache for future reuse if there are currently less than *default-stack-group-list-length* stacks in the cache.

Increasing the value of this variable allows more process stacks to be cached and reused.

Note that stacks are allocated in generation 2, hence a program with a high turnover of processes may need to call (mark-and-sweep 2) periodically unless all the stacks of dead processes are reused.

See also

mark-and-sweep


LispWorks Reference Manual - 25 Jul 2003

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