Implement periodic GC#99
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We must not free objects being in the module export registry. Signed-off-by: Jo-Philipp Wich <jo@mein.io>
Introduce two new VM api functions uc_vm_gc_start() and uc_vm_gc_stop() which allow starting and stopping automatic periodic garbage collection of cyclic objects in the VM context. Signed-off-by: Jo-Philipp Wich <jo@mein.io>
Introduce a new stdlib function `gc()` which allows controlling the periodic garbage collector from ucode. Signed-off-by: Jo-Philipp Wich <jo@mein.io>
Implement a new flag `-g` which takes an interval value and enables the periodic GC with the given interval for cyclic object structures in the VM if specified. Signed-off-by: Jo-Philipp Wich <jo@mein.io>
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This PR introduces the ability to activate periodic garbage collection of cyclic objects.