GNU bug report logs - #76538
31.0.50; 31.0.50; 31.0.50; feature/igc: using magit-section-cycle-global (S-TAB) and magit-section-toggle (TAB) in some random ways blocks GNU Emacs.

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Message #122 received at 76538 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Gerd Möllmann <gerd.moellmann <at> gmail.com>
To: Helmut Eller <eller.helmut <at> gmail.com>
Cc: pipcet <at> protonmail.com, Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>,
 Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>, joaomoreira <at> gmx.se,
 76538 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Subject: Re: bug#76538: 31.0.50; 31.0.50; 31.0.50; feature/igc: using
 magit-section-cycle-global (S-TAB) and magit-section-toggle (TAB) in some
 random ways blocks GNU Emacs.
Date: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 10:37:20 +0100

Helmut Eller <eller.helmut <at> gmail.com> writes:

> On Mon, Mar 03 2025, Gerd Möllmann wrote:
>
>> That's not what I meant, sorry, let me try to ask differently. Without
>> modifying the code, which situation would you call risky? Is it a signal
>> that interrupts the mutator, at the place above for instance? And then
>> lets MPS do what? Or is it a concern for the case that MPS becomes
>> concurrent?
>
> Yes, concurrency.  A concurrent mutator thread could trigger GC at any
> moment
>
> Helmut

Thanks, and I agree of course. Something for future generations to
solve, from my POV at least. Should it ever happen :-).

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