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013package org.mmtk.plan.refcount.backuptrace;
014
015import org.mmtk.plan.refcount.RCHeader;
016import org.mmtk.policy.ExplicitLargeObjectSpace;
017
018import org.vmmagic.pragma.*;
019import org.vmmagic.unboxed.*;
020
021/**
022 * This class implements the freeing of large objects during a backup trace.
023 */
024@Uninterruptible
025public final class BTFreeLargeObjectSweeper extends ExplicitLargeObjectSpace.Sweeper {
026
027  @Override
028  public boolean sweepLargeObject(ObjectReference object) {
029    if (!RCHeader.isMarked(object)) {
030      // Free the object
031      return true;
032    }
033    // Clear the mark-bit and retain the object.
034    RCHeader.clearMarked(object);
035    return false;
036  }
037}