From c956138ee6c158c12f5c5eb3568aea1b0aea7494 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Adam Joseph Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:43:21 -0800 Subject: docs(tvix/eval): clarify difference between ThunkSet and Blackhole The comment explaining ThunkSet makes it seem like it does the same think as ThunkRepr::Blackhole. In fact neither one is a substitute for the other. Let's explain the difference. Change-Id: I89ceaaa9d3c499edbc7d48f70ca5d11f97666c43 Reviewed-on: https://cl.tvl.fyi/c/depot/+/10250 Tested-by: BuildkiteCI Reviewed-by: tazjin Autosubmit: Adam Joseph --- tvix/eval/src/value/thunk.rs | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'tvix') diff --git a/tvix/eval/src/value/thunk.rs b/tvix/eval/src/value/thunk.rs index 345903237b76..cafa8275dec6 100644 --- a/tvix/eval/src/value/thunk.rs +++ b/tvix/eval/src/value/thunk.rs @@ -413,8 +413,11 @@ impl TotalDisplay for Thunk { } } -/// A wrapper type for tracking which thunks have already been seen in a -/// context. This is necessary for cycle detection. +/// A wrapper type for tracking which thunks have already been seen +/// in a context. This is necessary for printing and deeply forcing +/// cyclic non-diverging data structures like `rec { f = [ f ]; }`. +/// This is separate from the ThunkRepr::Blackhole mechanism, which +/// detects diverging data structures like `(rec { f = f; }).f`. /// /// The inner `HashSet` is not available on the outside, as it would be /// potentially unsafe to interact with the pointers in the set. -- cgit 1.4.1