System/Mem.hs

    {-# LANGUAGE Safe #-}

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- |
    -- 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.
    --
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

    module System.Mem
           ( performGC
           , performMajorGC
           , performMinorGC
           ) where
    import Prelude

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

    -- | Triggers an immediate 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 ()