<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I am looking to utilize LLVM as the backend in an existing compiler for a garbage collected language, and have a question regarding the current and future support for precise GC in LLVM.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It appears that gc.root is being phased out, with with breaking changes such as this: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__reviews.llvm.org_D7004&d=AwMFAg&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=Mfk2qtn1LTDThVkh6-oGglNfMADXfJdty4_bhmuhMHA&m=4mbkM2pdFMgJXWqAY5MQmQhlvEsEHXhPH5lOb3ncJZA&s=u-EyZYwFKrFL5fEkSbGflHO1EejyCHkCrJ3x0hj0DWk&e=" class="">http://reviews.llvm.org/D7004</a></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Does this mean that gc.statepoint is ready for primetime (or will be for 3.7's release)? Also, will gc.root still be supported in 3.7 or later? </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">My gut tells me to use statepoints, but after seeing a bunch of TODOs in its implementation in trunk (along with the docs still describing it as experimental), I'm unsure which intrinsics I should be using.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">thanks.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>