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1 // Copyright 2024 The Pigweed Authors
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14 #pragma once
15 
16 #include "pw_allocator/block_allocator_base.h"
17 
18 namespace pw::allocator {
19 
20 /// Block allocator that uses a "worst-fit" allocation strategy.
21 ///
22 /// In this strategy, the allocator handles an allocation request by looking at
23 /// all unused blocks and finding the biggest one which can satisfy the
24 /// request.
25 ///
26 /// This algorithm may lead to less fragmentation as any unused fragments are
27 /// more likely to be large enough to be useful to other requests.
28 template <typename OffsetType = uintptr_t,
29           size_t kPoisonInterval = 0,
30           size_t kAlign = alignof(OffsetType)>
31 class WorstFitBlockAllocator
32     : public BlockAllocator<OffsetType, kPoisonInterval, kAlign> {
33  public:
34   using Base = BlockAllocator<OffsetType, kPoisonInterval, kAlign>;
35   using BlockType = typename Base::BlockType;
36 
37   /// Constexpr constructor. Callers must explicitly call `Init`.
WorstFitBlockAllocator()38   constexpr WorstFitBlockAllocator() : Base() {}
39 
40   /// Non-constexpr constructor that automatically calls `Init`.
41   ///
42   /// @param[in]  region  Region of memory to use when satisfying allocation
43   ///                     requests. The region MUST be large enough to fit an
44   ///                     aligned block with overhead. It MUST NOT be larger
45   ///                     than what is addressable by `OffsetType`.
WorstFitBlockAllocator(ByteSpan region)46   explicit WorstFitBlockAllocator(ByteSpan region) : Base(region) {}
47 
48  private:
49   /// @copydoc Allocator::Allocate
ChooseBlock(Layout layout)50   BlockType* ChooseBlock(Layout layout) override {
51     // Search backwards for the biggest block that can hold this allocation.
52     BlockType* worst = nullptr;
53     for (auto* block : Base::rblocks()) {
54       if (!block->CanAllocLast(layout).ok()) {
55         continue;
56       }
57       if (worst == nullptr || block->OuterSize() > worst->OuterSize()) {
58         worst = block;
59       }
60     }
61     if (worst != nullptr && BlockType::AllocLast(worst, layout).ok()) {
62       return worst;
63     }
64     return nullptr;
65   }
66 };
67 
68 }  // namespace pw::allocator
69