99 lines
2.2 KiB
Markdown
99 lines
2.2 KiB
Markdown
# memory
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Custom allocators and memory functions
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# Arena Allocator
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A simple arena-style allocator
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## Structs
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### ArenaAllocator
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Represents an arena allocator. `ArenaAllocator` holds its own buffer, but managing its size is left to the user. Like
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most structs in `libflint`, it must be malloced first before being passed to `arena_init()`.
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```c
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typedef struct {
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unsigned char* buf;
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size_t buf_sz;
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size_t offset_cur;
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size_t offset_prev;
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} ArenaAllocator;
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```
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## Functions
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### arena_init
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Initializes the `ArenaAllocator`. The struct must first be created by the user using `malloc()`, see the example below.
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`buf_sz` is the size of the underlying buffer in bytes.
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```c
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void arena_init(ArenaAllocator *allocator, size_t buf_sz);
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/* Usage */
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ArenaAllocator *a = malloc(sizeof(ArenaAllocator));
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arena_init(a, 1024);
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```
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### arena_free
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Frees `allocator` and its underlying buffer. Users should set `allocator` to `NULL` after calling `arena_free()`.
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```c
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void arena_free(ArenaAllocator *allocator);
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/* Usage */
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arena_free(allocator);
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allocator = NULL;
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```
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### arena_clear
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Resets the offset markers of the arena to `0`, but does not wipe the underlying buffer. Technically, any assigned pointers
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will still work and
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```c
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void arena_clear(ArenaAllocator *allocator);
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```
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### *arena_malloc
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Request memory of `size` bytes in length from the arena. Returns `NULL` if the assignment failed.
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```c
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void *arena_malloc(ArenaAllocator* allocator, size_t size);
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```
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### arena_resize_buf
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Reallocates the underlying buffer in the arena to `new_sz`. You can grow or shrink the arena using this function. Any
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pointers allocated out of the arena are invalid after using this function.
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```c
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void arena_resize_buf(ArenaAllocator *allocator, size_t new_sz);
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```
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### *arena_resize
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Resize an allocated pointer from the arena. See the example below for a simple use case
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```c
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void *arena_resize(ArenaAllocator *allocator, void *mem, size_t old_sz, size_t new_sz);
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/* Usage */
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int *i = arena_malloc(a, sizeof(int));
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*i = 1;
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long *l = arena_resize(a, i1, sizeof(int), sizeof(long));
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assert(*l == 1);
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```
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## Macros
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### arena_sz
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Convenience macro for getting the size of the arena's buffer
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```c
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#define arena_sz(a) (a)->buf_sz
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``` |