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1 
2 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
3 /*--- A simple pool (memory) allocator.       pub_tool_poolalloc.h ---*/
4 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
5 
6 /*
7    This file is part of Valgrind, a dynamic binary instrumentation
8    framework.
9 
10    Copyright (C) 2011-2015 OpenWorks LLP info@open-works.co.uk,
11                            Philippe Waroquiers philippe.waroquiers@skynet.be
12 
13    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
14    modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
15    published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
16    License, or (at your option) any later version.
17 
18    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
19    WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
20    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
21    General Public License for more details.
22 
23    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
24    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
25    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
26    02111-1307, USA.
27 
28    The GNU General Public License is contained in the file COPYING.
29 */
30 
31 #ifndef __PUB_TOOL_POOLALLOC_H
32 #define __PUB_TOOL_POOLALLOC_H
33 
34 #include "pub_tool_basics.h"   // UWord
35 
36 //--------------------------------------------------------------------
37 // PURPOSE: Provides efficient allocation and free of elements of
38 // the same size.
39 // This pool allocator manages elements alloc/free by allocating
40 // "pools" of many elements from a lower level allocator (typically
41 // pub_tool_mallocfree.h).
42 // Single elements can then be allocated and released from these pools.
43 // A pool allocator is faster and has less memory overhead than
44 // calling directly pub_tool_mallocfree.h
45 // Note: the pools of elements are not freed, even if all the
46 // single elements have been freed. The only way to free the underlying
47 // pools of elements is to delete the pool allocator.
48 //--------------------------------------------------------------------
49 
50 
51 typedef  struct _PoolAlloc  PoolAlloc;
52 
53 /* Create new PoolAlloc, using given allocation and free function, and
54    for elements of the specified size.  alloc_fn must not return NULL (that
55    is, if it returns it must have succeeded.)
56    This function never returns NULL. */
57 extern PoolAlloc* VG_(newPA) ( UWord  elemSzB,
58                                UWord  nPerPool,
59                                void*  (*alloc)(const HChar*, SizeT),
60                                const  HChar* cc,
61                                void   (*free_fn)(void*) );
62 
63 
64 /* Free all memory associated with a PoolAlloc. */
65 extern void VG_(deletePA) ( PoolAlloc* pa);
66 
67 /* Allocates an element from pa. The function never returns NULL. */
68 extern void* VG_(allocEltPA) ( PoolAlloc* pa);
69 
70 /* Free element of pa. */
71 extern void VG_(freeEltPA) ( PoolAlloc* pa, void* p);
72 
73 /* A pool allocator can be shared between multiple data structures.
74    For example, multiple OSet* can allocate/free nodes from the same
75    pool allocator.
76    The Pool Allocator provides support to use a ref counter
77    to detect a pool allocator is not needed anymore.
78    It is the caller responsibility to call VG_(addRefPA) for
79    each new reference to a pool and VG_(releasePA) when such a reference
80    disappears.
81    VG_(releasePA) will automatically call VG_(deletePA)
82    to delete the PA when the ref counter drops to 0. */
83 
84 // VG_(addRefPA) indicates there is a new reference to pa.
85 extern void VG_(addRefPA) ( PoolAlloc* pa);
86 
87 // VG_(releasePA) decrements the pa reference count and deletes the pa if that
88 // reference count has dropped to zero. Returns the new value of the reference
89 // count.
90 extern UWord VG_(releasePA) ( PoolAlloc* pa);
91 
92 // How many elements are managed by the pool 'pa'. This includes
93 // the elements allocated by VG_(allocEltPA), the elements freed by
94 // VG_(freeEltPA) and the elements that are in a block and have not
95 // yet been allocated.
96 extern UWord VG_(sizePA) ( PoolAlloc* pa);
97 #endif   // __PUB_TOOL_POOLALLOC_
98 
99 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
100 /*--- end                                    pub_tool_poolalloc.h  ---*/
101 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
102