Latency modes of Garbage collection

Vahaj uddin

15y4.4k.NET

I have some problem in understanding some thing regarding latency modes in garbage collection please help me out,

what is the meaning of these 2 lines in below Batch and Iterative modes of garbage collection

Batch: This mode is designed for maximum throughput at the expense of responsiveness.

Iterative: This mode balances responsiveness with throughput.

Batch:
Disables garbage collection concurrency and reclaims objects in a batch call. This is the most intrusive mode.
This mode is designed for maximum throughput at the expense of responsiveness.
This mode overrides the runtime configuration setting. If is enabled, switching to Batch mode prevents any further concurrent collections.
This is the only valid mode for the server garbage collector. It is equivalent to garbage collection on a workstation that is not concurrent.

Interactive:
The default latency mode. Enables garbage collection concurrency and reclaims objects while the application is running. This is the default mode for garbage collection on a workstation and is less intrusive.
This mode balances responsiveness with throughput.
This mode is equivalent to garbage collection on a workstation that is concurrent.
This mode is not available on the server garbage collector.

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Vahaj uddin15y ago
Thanx Vulpes cleared now :)
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Vulpes15y ago
If all other application threads are suspended whilst the garbage collector is running (i.e. non-concurrently in batch mode), then the GC will be able to do more work in a given period of time i.e. throughput will be maximized. However, responsiveness will be reduced because the UI thread will be suspended during this time.

On the other hand, if the GC thread runs concurrently with the application's other threads (interactive mode), then the application will still be responsive because the UI thread will not have been suspended. However, throughput will be reduced because the GC thread will not be able to do as much work in a given period of time because it will need to share that time with the other threads.
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