mem.h

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 * Copyright (c) 1993-2024 United States Government as represented by
 * the U.S. Army Research Laboratory.
 *
 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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/** @file rt/mem.h
 *
 */
 
#ifndef RT_MEM_H
#define RT_MEM_H
 
#include "common.h"
#include "vmath.h"
#include "rt/defines.h"
 
__BEGIN_DECLS
 
/**
 * These structures are used to manage internal resource maps.
 * Typically these maps describe some kind of memory or file space.
 */
struct mem_map {
    struct mem_map *m_nxtp;     /**< @brief Linking pointer to next element */
    size_t m_size;              /**< @brief Size of this free element */
    b_off_t m_addr;               /**< @brief Address of start of this element */
};
#define MAP_NULL        ((struct mem_map *) 0)
 
/* memalloc.c -- non PARALLEL routines */
 
/**
 * Takes:               & pointer of map,
 * size.
 *
 * Returns:     NULL Error
 * address Otherwise
 *
 * Comments:
 * Algorithm is first fit.
 */
RT_EXPORT extern size_t rt_memalloc(struct mem_map **pp,
                                    size_t size);
 
/**
 * Takes:               & pointer of map,
 * size.
 *
 * Returns:     NULL Error
 * address Otherwise
 *
 * Comments:
 * Algorithm is BEST fit.
 */
RT_EXPORT extern struct mem_map * rt_memalloc_nosplit(struct mem_map **pp,
                                                      size_t size);
 
/**
 * Takes:
 * size,
 * address.
 *
 * Comments:
 * The routine does not check for wrap around when increasing sizes
 * or changing addresses.  Other wrap-around conditions are flagged.
 */
RT_EXPORT extern void rt_memfree(struct mem_map **pp,
                                 size_t size,
                                 b_off_t addr);
 
/**
 * Take everything on the current memory chain, and place it on the
 * freelist.
 */
RT_EXPORT extern void rt_mempurge(struct mem_map **pp);
 
/**
 * Return all the storage used by the rt_mem_freemap.
 */
RT_EXPORT extern void rt_memclose(void);
 
 
__END_DECLS
 
#endif /* RT_MEM_H */
 
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