[issue4794] garbage collector blocks and takes worst-case linear time wrt number of objects

[Benjamin Peterson]

Benjamin Peterson <benjamin at python.org> added the comment:

The garbage collector will never be able to run in a second thread
because it manipulates Python objects, which the GIL is supposed to protect!

As for non-linear complexity, see #4688 and #4074 for some attempts to
sooth this problem over.

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nosy: +benjamin.peterson
resolution:  -> duplicate
status: open -> closed

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