diff --git a/general-info/release-20a.txt b/general-info/release-20a.txt index 44c462193476fec5d19dbbef71b4cdf1d93e603d..589d21eae275de19d5bf2bca2b47596a68f1c23c 100644 --- a/general-info/release-20a.txt +++ b/general-info/release-20a.txt @@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ New in this release: declared slot type was too hairy for TYPEP. - GENTEMP no longer generates the wrong symbol if the pretty-printer is used. + - Some issues with slow allocation with gencgc have been worked + around. Certain allocation sequences were causing all + allocations to be done out-of-line into an almost full + allocation region. This was especially evident on sparc and ppc + when running the ansi test suite from gcl on a unicode build. + CMUCL will attempt to detect this and abandon the region, + allowing inline allocation to be done again. * Trac Tickets: #31: pathname bug with :case :common @@ -107,7 +114,7 @@ New in this release: - SOFTWARE-VERSION may return different results than previously. UNIX:UNIX-UNAME is now used to obtain the software version on Linux and Solaris. - - User's manual updated with a section on internalization + - User's manual updated with a section on internationalization (unicode). - DESCRIBE on characters includes the character's code and name. - CLX updated to the portable clx version from Christophe Rhodes