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I don't think this would really handle the pinning aspect if a compacting GC is implemented, would it? It does keep the pointer alive, but it technically doesn'

I don't think this would really handle the pinning aspect if a compacting GC is implemented, would it? It does keep the pointer alive, but it technically doesn't do anything to prevent the GC from changing the pointer.

crawshaw 12y ago
The uintptr version of the pointer is not moved by the GC, so it acts as a stable identifier.