/// <summary>
/// Start the finalization thread.
/// </summary>
internal static void StartFinalizerThread()
{
#if !(REFERENCE_COUNTING_GC || DEFERRED_REFERENCE_COUNTING_GC)
if (GC.gcType == Microsoft.Bartok.Runtime.GCType.NullCollector)
{
return;
}
// HACK: Threading issues are preventing use of a Finalizer thread.
// Disabling for ARM so the GC can be used without it.
#if !OS_WINCE && !ISA_ARM
WorkExistsForFinalizerThread = new AutoResetEvent(false);
WaitForPendingShouldReturn = new ManualResetEvent(true);
#if SINGULARITY_KERNEL
spinLock = new SpinLock(SpinLock.Types.Finalizer);
finalizerThread = Thread.CreateThread(null,
new ThreadStart(ThreadLoop));
VTable.Assert(finalizerThread != null);
running = true;
finalizerThread.Start();
#elif SINGULARITY_PROCESS
finalizerThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(ThreadLoop));
finalizerThread.SetIgnoredByJoinAll();
running = true;
finalizerThread.Start();
#else // !SINGULARITY
finalizerThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(ThreadLoop));
running = true;
finalizerThread.Start();
#endif // !SINGULARITY
#endif // REFERENCE_COUNTING_GC
#endif // !OS_WINCE
}
