/*
This file is part of the KDE libraries
Copyright (C) 1999 Waldo Bastian (bastian@kde.org)
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
Library General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License
along with this library; see the file COPYING.LIB. If not, write to
the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*/
//----------------------------------------------------------------------------
//
// KDE Memory Allocator
// $Id: kallocator.h,v 1.3 2000/03/06 18:10:42 granroth Exp $
#ifndef KALLOCATOR_H
#define KALLOCATOR_H
#include <stdio.h>
#include <qlist.h>
class KZoneAllocatorPrivate;
/**
* Memory allocator for large groups of small objects.
* This should be used for large groups of objects that are created and
* destroyed together. When used carefully for this purpose it is faster
* and more memory efficient than malloc.
* @author Waldo Bastian <bastian@kde.org>
* @version $Id: kallocator.h,v 1.3 2000/03/06 18:10:42 granroth Exp $
*/
class KZoneAllocator
{
public:
/**
* Create a ZoneAllocator
* @param _blockSize Size in bytes of the blocks requested from malloc.
*/
KZoneAllocator(long _blockSize = 128*1024);
/**
* Destruct the ZoneAllocator and free all memory allocated by it.
*/
~KZoneAllocator();
/**
* Allocate a memory block.
* @param _size Size in bytes of the memory block. Memory is not alligned!
*/
void* allocate(size_t _size);
protected:
long blockSize;
QList<char> memoryBlocks;
char *currentBlock;
long blockOffset;
private:
KZoneAllocatorPrivate *d;
};
#endif
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