Basic arena management.

[mLib] / arena.h

/* -*-c-*-
 *
 * $Id: arena.h,v 1.1 2000/06/17 10:37:53 mdw Exp $
 *
 * Abstraction for memory allocation arenas
 *
 * (c) 2000 Straylight/Edgeware
 */

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/*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------* 
 *
 * $Log: arena.h,v $
 * Revision 1.1  2000/06/17 10:37:53  mdw
 * Basic arena management.
 *
 */

#ifndef MLIB_ARENA_H
#define MLIB_ARENA_H

#ifdef __cplusplus
  extern "C" {
#endif

/*----- Header files ------------------------------------------------------*/

#include <stdlib.h>

/*----- Data structures ---------------------------------------------------*/

/* --- An arena structure --- */

typedef struct arena {
  struct arena_ops *ops;
} arena;
      
typedef struct arena_ops {
  void *(*alloc)(arena */*a*/, size_t /*sz*/);
  void *(*realloc)(arena */*a*/, void */*p*/, size_t /*sz*/);
  void (*free)(arena */*a*/, void */*p*/);
  void (*purge)(arena */*a*/);
} arena_ops;

/*----- Global variables --------------------------------------------------*/

extern arena *arena_global;		/* Standard global arena */
extern arena arena_stdlib;		/* Arena based on @malloc@/@free@ */

/*----- Functions provided ------------------------------------------------*/

/* --- @arena_fakerealloc@ --- *
 *
 * Arguments:	@arena *a@ = pointer to arena block
 *		@void *p@ = pointer to memory block to resize
 *		@size_t sz@ = size desired for the block
 *
 * Returns:	---
 *
 * Use:		Standard fake @realloc@ function, for use if you don't
 *		support @realloc@ properly.
 */

extern void *arena_fakerealloc(arena */*a*/, void */*p*/, size_t /*sz*/);

/* --- Useful macros --- */

#define A_ALLOC(a, sz) (((a)->ops->alloc)((a), (sz)))
#define A_REALLOC(a, p, sz) (((a)->ops->realloc)((a), (p), (sz)))
#define A_FREE(a, p) (((a)->ops->free)((a), (p)))

/* --- Simple function equivalents --- */

extern void *a_alloc(arena */*a*/, size_t /*sz*/);
extern void *a_realloc(arena */*a*/, void */*p*/, size_t /*sz*/);
extern void a_free(arena */*a*/, void */*p*/);

/*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/

#ifdef __cplusplus
  }
#endif

#endif