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ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator< ACE_LOCK > Class Template Reference

A size-based allocator that caches blocks for quicker access. More...

#include <Malloc_T.h>

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Public Methods
	ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator (size_t n_chunks, size_t chunk_size)
	~ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator (void)
	Clear things up.
void *	malloc (size_t nbytes=0)
virtual void *	calloc (size_t nbytes, char initial_value= '\0')
virtual void *	calloc (size_t n_elem, size_t elem_size, char initial_value= '\0')
void	free (void *)
	Return a chunk of memory back to free list cache.
Private Attributes
char *	pool_
ACE_Locked_Free_List< ACE_Cached_Mem_Pool_Node< char >, ACE_LOCK >	free_list_
size_t	chunk_size_
	Remember the size of our chunks.

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Detailed Description

template<class ACE_LOCK>
class ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator< ACE_LOCK >

A size-based allocator that caches blocks for quicker access.

This class enables caching of dynamically allocated, fixed-size chunks. Notice that the chunk_size must be greater than or equal to sizeof (void*) for this to work properly.

This class can be configured flexibly with different types of ACE_LOCK strategies that support the ACE_Thread_Mutex and ACE_Process_Mutex constructor API.

See also:

ACE_Cached_Allocator

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<class ACE_LOCK> ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator< ACE_LOCK >::ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator (  size_t    n_chunks, size_t    chunk_size )

Create a cached memory pool with n_chunks chunks each with chunk_size size.

template<class ACE_LOCK> ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator< ACE_LOCK >::~ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator (  void    )

Clear things up.

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Member Function Documentation

template<class ACE_LOCK> ACE_INLINE void * ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator< ACE_LOCK >::calloc (  size_t    n_elem, size_t    elem_size, char    initial_value = '\0' )  [virtual]

This method is a no-op and just returns 0 since the free list only works with fixed sized entities. Reimplemented from ACE_New_Allocator.

template<class ACE_LOCK> ACE_INLINE void * ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator< ACE_LOCK >::calloc (  size_t    nbytes, char    initial_value = '\0' )  [virtual]

Get a chunk of memory from free list cache, giving them initial_value. Note that nbytes is only checked to make sure that it's less or equal to chunk_size, and is otherwise ignored since calloc() always returns a pointer to an item of chunk_size. Reimplemented from ACE_New_Allocator.

template<class ACE_LOCK> ACE_INLINE void ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator< ACE_LOCK >::free (  void *    )  [virtual]

Return a chunk of memory back to free list cache. Reimplemented from ACE_New_Allocator.

template<class ACE_LOCK> ACE_INLINE void * ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator< ACE_LOCK >::malloc (  size_t    nbytes = 0 )  [virtual]

Get a chunk of memory from free list cache. Note that nbytes is only checked to make sure that it's less or equal to chunk_size, and is otherwise ignored since malloc() always returns a pointer to an item of chunk_size size. Reimplemented from ACE_New_Allocator.

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Member Data Documentation

template<class ACE_LOCK> size_t ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator< ACE_LOCK >::chunk_size_ [private]

Remember the size of our chunks.

template<class ACE_LOCK> ACE_Locked_Free_List<ACE_Cached_Mem_Pool_Node<char>, ACE_LOCK> ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator< ACE_LOCK >::free_list_ [private]

Maintain a cached memory free list. We use char as template parameter, although sizeof(char) is usually less than sizeof(void*). Really important is that chunk_size must be greater or equal to sizeof(void*).

template<class ACE_LOCK> char* ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator< ACE_LOCK >::pool_ [private]

Remember how we allocate the memory in the first place so we can clear things up later.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• Malloc_T.h
• Malloc_T.cpp
• Malloc_T.i

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