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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.


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>
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.


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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