Main Page | Namespace List | Class Hierarchy | Alphabetical List | Class List | Directories | File List | Namespace Members | Class Members | File Members | Related Pages

ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator< ACE_LOCK > Class Template Reference

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

#include <Malloc_T.h>

Inheritance diagram for ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator< ACE_LOCK >:

Inheritance graph
[legend]
Collaboration diagram for ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator< ACE_LOCK >:

Collaboration graph
[legend]
List of all members.

Public Member Functions

 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.
size_t pool_depth (void)
 Return the number of chunks available in the 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.

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


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.


Member Function Documentation

template<class ACE_LOCK>
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>
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>
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>
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.

template<class ACE_LOCK>
ACE_INLINE size_t ACE_Dynamic_Cached_Allocator< ACE_LOCK >::pool_depth void   ) 
 

Return the number of chunks available in the cache.


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.


The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:
Generated on Sat Aug 6 03:03:03 2005 for ACE by  doxygen 1.3.9.1