Re: [rvm-research] online turning on/off write barriers

Shoaib Akram <[email protected]> Wed, 9 Jan 2019 21:27:41 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.comp.java.jikes.rvm.devel
Message-ID <[email protected]>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