ucx/allocator.h

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/**
 * Allocator for custom memory management.
 * 
 * An UCX allocator consists of a pointer to the memory area / pool and four
 * function pointers to memory management functions operating on this memory
 * area / pool. These functions shall behave equivalent to the standard libc
 * functions <code>malloc(), calloc(), realloc()</code> and <code>free()</code>.
 * 
 * The signature of the memory management functions is based on the signature
 * of the respective libc function but each of them takes the pointer to the
 * memory area / pool as first argument.
 * 
 * As the pointer to the memory area / pool can be arbitrarily chosen, any data
 * can be provided to the memory management functions. An UcxMempool is just
 * one example.
 * 
 * @see mempool.h
 * @see UcxMap
 * 
 * @file   allocator.h
 * @author Mike Becker
 * @author Olaf Wintermann
 */

#ifndef UCX_ALLOCATOR_H
#define	UCX_ALLOCATOR_H

#include "ucx.h"

#ifdef	__cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

/**
 * A function pointer to the allocators <code>malloc()</code> function.
 * @see UcxAllocator
 */
typedef void*(*ucx_allocator_malloc)(void *pool, size_t n);
/**
 * A function pointer to the allocators <code>calloc()</code> function.
 * @see UcxAllocator
 */
typedef void*(*ucx_allocator_calloc)(void *pool, size_t n, size_t size);
/**
 * A function pointer to the allocators <code>realloc()</code> function.
 * @see UcxAllocator
 */
typedef void*(*ucx_allocator_realloc)(void *pool, void *data, size_t n);
/**
 * A function pointer to the allocators <code>free()</code> function.
 * @see UcxAllocator
 */
typedef void(*ucx_allocator_free)(void *pool, void *data);

/**
 * UCX allocator data structure containing memory management functions.
 */
typedef struct {
    /** Pointer to an area of memory or a complex memory pool.
     * This pointer will be passed to any memory management function as first
     * argument.
     */
    void *pool;
    /**
     * The <code>malloc()</code> function for this allocator.
     */
    ucx_allocator_malloc  malloc;
    /**
     * The <code>calloc()</code> function for this allocator.
     */
    ucx_allocator_calloc  calloc;
    /**
     * The <code>realloc()</code> function for this allocator.
     */
    ucx_allocator_realloc realloc;
    /**
     * The <code>free()</code> function for this allocator.
     */
    ucx_allocator_free    free;
} UcxAllocator;

/**
 * Returns a pointer to the default allocator.
 * 
 * The default allocator contains wrappers to the standard libc memory
 * management functions. Use this function to get a pointer to a globally
 * available allocator. You may also define an own UcxAllocator by assigning
 * #UCX_ALLOCATOR_DEFAULT to a variable and pass the address of this variable
 * to any function that takes an UcxAllocator as argument. Note that using
 * this function is the recommended way of passing a default allocator, thus
 * it never runs out of scope.
 * 
 * @return a pointer to the default allocator
 * 
 * @see UCX_ALLOCATOR_DEFAULT
 */
UcxAllocator *ucx_default_allocator();

/**
 * A wrapper for the standard libc <code>malloc()</code> function.
 * @param ignore ignored (may be used by allocators for pooled memory)
 * @param n argument passed to <code>malloc()</code>
 * @return return value of <code>malloc()</code>
 */
void *ucx_default_malloc(void *ignore, size_t n);
/**
 * A wrapper for the standard libc <code>calloc()</code> function.
 * @param ignore ignored (may be used by allocators for pooled memory)
 * @param n argument passed to <code>calloc()</code>
 * @param size  argument passed to <code>calloc()</code>
 * @return return value of <code>calloc()</code>
 */
void *ucx_default_calloc(void *ignore, size_t n, size_t size);
/**
 * A wrapper for the standard libc <code>realloc()</code> function.
 * @param ignore ignored (may be used by allocators for pooled memory)
 * @param data argumend passed to <code>realloc()</code>
 * @param n argument passed to <code>realloc()</code>
 * @return return value of <code>realloc()</code>
 */
void *ucx_default_realloc(void *ignore, void *data, size_t n);
/**
 * A wrapper for the standard libc <code>free()</code> function.
 * @param ignore ignored (may be used by allocators for pooled memory)
 * @param data argument passed to <code>free()</code>
 */
void ucx_default_free(void *ignore, void *data);

/**
 * Convenient macro for a default allocator <code>struct</code> definition.
 */
#define UCX_ALLOCATOR_DEFAULT {NULL, \
        ucx_default_malloc, ucx_default_calloc, ucx_default_realloc, \
        ucx_default_free }

#ifdef	__cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif	/* UCX_ALLOCATOR_H */