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   2 --                                                                          --
   3 --                         GNAT COMPILER COMPONENTS                         --
   4 --                                                                          --
   5 --               S Y S T E M . S E C O N D A R Y _ S T A C K                --
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  34
  35 with System.Storage_Elements;
  36
  37 package System.Secondary_Stack is
  38
  39    package SSE renames System.Storage_Elements;
  40
  41    Default_Secondary_Stack_Size : constant := 10 * 1024;
  42    --  Default size of a secondary stack
  43
  44    procedure SS_Init
  45      (Stk : in out System.Address;
  46       Size : Natural := Default_Secondary_Stack_Size);
  47    --  Initialize the secondary stack with a main stack of the given Size.
  48    --
  49    --  If System.Parameters.Sec_Stack_Ratio equals Dynamic, Stk is really an
  50    --  "out" parameter that will be allocated on the heap. Then all further
  51    --  allocations which do not overflow the main stack will not generate
  52    --  dynamic (de)allocation calls. If the main Stack overflows, a new
  53    --  chuck of at least the same size will be allocated and linked to the
  54    --  previous chunk.
  55    --
  56    --  Otherwise (Sec_Stack_Ratio between 0 and 100), Stk is an "in" parameter
  57    --  that is already pointing to a Stack_Id. The secondary stack in this case
  58    --  is fixed, and any attempt to allocated more than the initial size will
  59    --  result in a Storage_Error being raised.
  60    --
  61    --  Note: the reason that Stk is passed is that SS_Init is called before
  62    --  the proper interface is established to obtain the address of the
  63    --  stack using System.Soft_Links.Get_Sec_Stack_Addr.
  64
  65    procedure SS_Allocate
  66      (Address      : out System.Address;
  67       Storage_Size : SSE.Storage_Count);
  68    --  Allocate enough space for a 'Storage_Size' bytes object with Maximum
  69    --  alignment. The address of the allocated space is returned in 'Address'
  70
  71    procedure SS_Free (Stk : in out System.Address);
  72    --  Release the memory allocated for the Secondary Stack. That is to say,
  73    --  all the allocated chuncks.
  74    --  Upon return, Stk will be set to System.Null_Address
  75
  76    type Mark_Id is private;
  77    --  Type used to mark the stack.
  78
  79    function SS_Mark return Mark_Id;
  80    --  Return the Mark corresponding to the current state of the stack
  81
  82    procedure SS_Release (M : Mark_Id);
  83    --  Restore the state of the stack corresponding to the mark M. If an
  84    --  additional chunk have been allocated, it will never be freed during a
  85
  86    generic
  87       with procedure Put_Line (S : String);
  88    procedure SS_Info;
  89    --  Debugging procedure used to print out secondary Stack allocation
  90    --  information. This procedure is generic in order to avoid a direct
  91    --  dependence on a particular IO package.
  92
  93 private
  94
  95    SS_Pool : Integer;
  96    --  Unused entity that is just present to ease the sharing of the pool
  97    --  mechanism for specific allocation/deallocation in the compiler
  98
  99    type Mark_Id is new SSE.Integer_Address;
 100
 101 end System.Secondary_Stack;