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diff --git a/docs/ReleaseNotes.html b/docs/ReleaseNotes.html index 43219a7..e3eafd6 100644 --- a/docs/ReleaseNotes.html +++ b/docs/ReleaseNotes.html @@ -175,13 +175,23 @@ implementation of the CLI) using LLVM for static and just-in-time compilation.</p> <p> -VMKit version ?? builds with LLVM 2.7 and you can find it on its -<a href="http://vmkit.llvm.org/releases/">web page</a>. The release includes -bug fixes, cleanup and new features. The major changes are:</p> +With the release of LLVM 2.7, VMKit has shifted to a great framework for writing +virtual machines. VMKit now offers precise and efficient garbage collection with +multi-threading support, thanks to the MMTk memory management toolkit, as well +as just in time and ahead of time compilation with LLVM. The major changes in +VMKit 0.27 are:</p> <ul> -<li>...</li> +<li>Garbage collection: VMKit now uses the MMTk toolkit for garbage collectors. + The first collector to be ported is the MarkSweep collector, which is precise, + and drastically improves the performance of VMKit.</li> +<li>Line number information in the JVM: by using the debug metadata of LLVM, the + JVM now supports precise line number information, useful when printing a stack + trace.</li> +<li>Interface calls in the JVM: we implemented a variant of the Interface Method + Table technique for interface calls in the JVM. +</li> </ul> </div> |