System/Mem.hs

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- |
    -- Module      :  System.Mem
    -- Copyright   :  (c) The University of Glasgow 2001
    -- License     :  BSD-style (see the file libraries/base/LICENSE)
    --
    -- Maintainer  :  libraries@haskell.org
    -- Stability   :  provisional
    -- Portability :  portable
    --
    -- Memory-related system things.
    --
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    {-# LANGUAGE Trustworthy #-}
    -- allocation counter stuff is safe, but GHC.Conc.Sync is Unsafe

    module System.Mem
           (
           -- * Garbage collection
             performGC
           , performMajorGC
           , performMinorGC

            -- * Allocation counter and limits
            , setAllocationCounter
            , getAllocationCounter
            , enableAllocationLimit
            , disableAllocationLimit
           ) where

    import GHC.Conc.Sync

    -- | Triggers an immediate major garbage collection.
    performGC :: IO ()
    performGC = performMajorGC

    -- | Triggers an immediate major garbage collection.
    --
    -- @since 4.7.0.0
    foreign import ccall "performMajorGC" performMajorGC :: IO ()

    -- | Triggers an immediate minor garbage collection.
    --
    -- @since 4.7.0.0
    foreign import ccall "performGC" performMinorGC :: IO ()