Allow partial scanning of large arrays in order to avoid

src/objects-visiting-inl.h

Index: src/objects-visiting-inl.h
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--- src/objects-visiting-inl.h	(revision 12609)
+++ src/objects-visiting-inl.h	(working copy)
@@ -262,9 +262,11 @@
       map_object->instance_type() >= FIRST_JS_RECEIVER_TYPE) {
     MarkMapContents(heap, map_object);
   } else {
-    StaticVisitor::VisitPointers(heap,
-        HeapObject::RawField(object, Map::kPointerFieldsBeginOffset),
-        HeapObject::RawField(object, Map::kPointerFieldsEndOffset));
+    Object** start =

[Michael Starzinger, 2012/09/26 11:40:07]

Can we call that "start_slot" for consistency.

+        HeapObject::RawField(object, Map::kPointerFieldsBeginOffset);
+    Object** end =

[Michael Starzinger, 2012/09/26 11:40:07]

Can we call that "end_slot" for consistency.

+        HeapObject::RawField(object, Map::kPointerFieldsEndOffset);
+    StaticVisitor::VisitPointers(heap, start, start, end);
   }
 }
 
@@ -286,9 +288,9 @@
     Map* map, HeapObject* object) {
   int last_property_offset =
       JSRegExp::kSize + kPointerSize * map->inobject_properties();
-  StaticVisitor::VisitPointers(map->GetHeap(),
-      HeapObject::RawField(object, JSRegExp::kPropertiesOffset),
-      HeapObject::RawField(object, last_property_offset));
+  Object** start = HeapObject::RawField(object, JSRegExp::kPropertiesOffset);
+  Object** end = HeapObject::RawField(object, last_property_offset);

[Michael Starzinger, 2012/09/26 11:40:07]

Likewise.

+  StaticVisitor::VisitPointers(map->GetHeap(), start, start, end);
 }
 
 
@@ -315,9 +317,9 @@
   // Mark the pointer fields of the Map. Since the transitions array has
   // been marked already, it is fine that one of these fields contains a
   // pointer to it.
-  StaticVisitor::VisitPointers(heap,
-      HeapObject::RawField(map, Map::kPointerFieldsBeginOffset),
-      HeapObject::RawField(map, Map::kPointerFieldsEndOffset));
+  Object** start = HeapObject::RawField(map, Map::kPointerFieldsBeginOffset);
+  Object** end = HeapObject::RawField(map, Map::kPointerFieldsEndOffset);

[Michael Starzinger, 2012/09/26 11:40:07]

Likewise.

+  StaticVisitor::VisitPointers(heap, start, start, end);
 }