'Eden space' name origin in Garbage Collection

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In Garbage Collection terminology, why is it called 'Eden Space'?

Just like that. I'm still getting familiar with the terminology and I cannot understand why it has such name.

biziclop · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-21 20:41:55Z

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Eden space is where objects are created. Life for them is all happy but eventually they're chased out by a cherub into the wilderness of the young and later the old generation.

They are never allowed back in Eden space, they have to stay in the rough world of continuous tenuring until the Grim Collector comes for them.

However, unlike the original Eden, it is possible to die there. Well, I guess all metaphors break down under closer scrutiny.

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answered Mar 21, 2011 at 20:36

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Tobu Over a year ago

Other GC implementations call this a nursery.

biziclop Over a year ago

@Tobu I wouldn't even think of trying to extend the metaphor to cover that. :)

nmichaels · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-21 20:39:22Z

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It's an allusion to the garden of Eden. It's also called "creation space." Adam and Eve were, according to Genesis, put in Eden. When they ate the fruit from the tree of knowledge, they were kicked out of the garden.

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Ytsejammer Over a year ago

Sure, I got that part figured out. Can you elaborate on why?:)

Brian Roach · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-21 20:35:33Z

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New objects are allocated memory in the Eden Space memory pool (as in created in Eden)

If they live long enough, they get kicked out.

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Ytsejammer Over a year ago

As in (paraphrasing the Wikipedia entry) 'The Garden of Eden being the place where the first objects, lived after they were created by God.' ?

Brian Roach Over a year ago

Pretty much. Though they don't have to eat an apple to get kicked out.

Serhii Shevchyk Over a year ago

Actually, it was not an apple. Just fruit

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