# \[Bug #842\] endless loop of ObjectSpace.each\_object

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-842-endless-loop-of-objectspace-each-object/155275>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [December 10, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-842-endless-loop-of-objectspace-each-object/155275 "2008-12-10T03:05:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Narihiro\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/9fc29f/32.png) [@Narihiro\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Narihiro_N)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-842-endless-loop-of-objectspace-each-object/155275/1 "2008-12-10T03:05:00Z")

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Bug #842: endless loop of ObjectSpace.each\_object  
[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/842](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/842)

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$ ./miniruby -v  
ruby 1.9.1 (2008-12-10 revision 20602) [i686-linux]  
$ ./miniruby -e “GC.disable; ObjectSpace.each\_object{ String.new(‘a’) }”

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# Index: gc.c

— gc.c (revision 20602)  
+++ gc.c (working copy)  
@@ -2089,7 +2089,9 @@  
RVALUE \*membase = 0;  
RVALUE \*p, \*pend;  
volatile VALUE v;

- int old\_dont\_gc = dont\_gc;

- if (old\_dont\_gc) dont\_gc = Qfalse;  
i = 0;  
while (i \< heaps\_used) {  
while (0 \< i && (uintptr\_t)membase \<  
(uintptr\_t)heaps[i-1].membase)  
@@ -2123,6 +2125,7 @@  
}  
}

- dont\_gc = old\_dont\_gc;  
return SIZET2NUM(n);  
}

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**Author:** ![Narihiro\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/9fc29f/32.png) [@Narihiro\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Narihiro_N)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-842-endless-loop-of-objectspace-each-object/155275/2 "2008-12-11T03:28:01Z")

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[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/842](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/842)
