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diff --git a/doc/refcounting.txt b/doc/refcounting.txt index a27fb21fb..e409262db 100644 --- a/doc/refcounting.txt +++ b/doc/refcounting.txt @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ breaks down in the presence of objects that reference each other. Common examples are elements in a doubly-linked list with "prev" and "next" pointers, and nodes in a tree, where a parent keeps a list of children, and children keep a pointer to their parent. If both cases, if there is a "ref" -in both directions, neither parent nor children can ever get freed. +in both directions, neither object can ever get freed. Because of this, circular data structures should be avoided when possible. When they are necessary, try only "reffing" in one direction |