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diff --git a/src/gc.c b/src/gc.c
index 15e1bd423..885368f37 100644
--- a/src/gc.c
+++ b/src/gc.c
@@ -385,6 +385,7 @@ gc_protect(mrb_state *mrb, struct RBasic *p)
mrb->arena[mrb->arena_idx++] = p;
}
+/* mrb_gc_protect() leaves the object in the arena */
MRB_API void
mrb_gc_protect(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value obj)
{
@@ -392,6 +393,53 @@ mrb_gc_protect(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value obj)
gc_protect(mrb, mrb_basic_ptr(obj));
}
+#define GC_ROOT_NAME "_gc_root_"
+
+/* mrb_gc_register() keeps the object from GC.
+
+ Register your object when it's exported to C world,
+ without reference from Ruby world, e.g. callback
+ arguments. Don't forget to remove the obejct using
+ mrb_gc_unregister, otherwise your object will leak.
+*/
+
+MRB_API void
+mrb_gc_register(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value obj)
+{
+ mrb_sym root = mrb_intern_lit(mrb, GC_ROOT_NAME);
+ mrb_value table = mrb_gv_get(mrb, root);
+
+ if (mrb_nil_p(table) || mrb_type(table) != MRB_TT_ARRAY) {
+ table = mrb_ary_new(mrb);
+ mrb_gv_set(mrb, root, table);
+ }
+ mrb_ary_push(mrb, table, obj);
+}
+
+/* mrb_gc_unregister() removes the object from GC root. */
+MRB_API void
+mrb_gc_unregister(mrb_state *mrb, mrb_value obj)
+{
+ mrb_sym root = mrb_intern_lit(mrb, GC_ROOT_NAME);
+ mrb_value table = mrb_gv_get(mrb, root);
+ struct RArray *a;
+ mrb_int i, j;
+
+ if (mrb_nil_p(table)) return;
+ if (mrb_type(table) != MRB_TT_ARRAY) {
+ mrb_gv_set(mrb, root, mrb_nil_value());
+ return;
+ }
+ a = mrb_ary_ptr(table);
+ mrb_ary_modify(mrb, a);
+ for (i=j=0; i<a->len; i++) {
+ if (!mrb_obj_eq(mrb, a->ptr[i], obj)) {
+ a->ptr[j++] = a->ptr[i];
+ }
+ }
+ a->len = j;
+}
+
MRB_API struct RBasic*
mrb_obj_alloc(mrb_state *mrb, enum mrb_vtype ttype, struct RClass *cls)
{