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1 /* GLIB - Library of useful routines for C programming
2 * Copyright (C) 1995-1997 Peter Mattis, Spencer Kimball and Josh MacDonald
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25 #ifndef __G_MEM_H__
26 #define __G_MEM_H__
28 #if !defined (__GLIB_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GLIB_COMPILATION)
29 #error "Only <glib.h> can be included directly."
30 #endif
32 #include <glib/gutils.h>
34 G_BEGIN_DECLS
36 /**
37 * GMemVTable:
38 * @malloc: function to use for allocating memory.
39 * @realloc: function to use for reallocating memory.
40 * @free: function to use to free memory.
41 * @calloc: function to use for allocating zero-filled memory.
42 * @try_malloc: function to use for allocating memory without a default error handler.
43 * @try_realloc: function to use for reallocating memory without a default error handler.
45 * A set of functions used to perform memory allocation. The same #GMemVTable must
46 * be used for all allocations in the same program; a call to g_mem_set_vtable(),
47 * if it exists, should be prior to any use of GLib.
49 * This functions related to this has been deprecated in 2.46, and no longer work.
51 typedef struct _GMemVTable GMemVTable;
54 #if GLIB_SIZEOF_VOID_P > GLIB_SIZEOF_LONG
55 /**
56 * G_MEM_ALIGN:
58 * Indicates the number of bytes to which memory will be aligned on the
59 * current platform.
61 # define G_MEM_ALIGN GLIB_SIZEOF_VOID_P
62 #else /* GLIB_SIZEOF_VOID_P <= GLIB_SIZEOF_LONG */
63 # define G_MEM_ALIGN GLIB_SIZEOF_LONG
64 #endif /* GLIB_SIZEOF_VOID_P <= GLIB_SIZEOF_LONG */
67 /* Memory allocation functions
70 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
71 void g_free (gpointer mem);
73 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_2_34
74 void g_clear_pointer (gpointer *pp,
75 GDestroyNotify destroy);
77 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
78 gpointer g_malloc (gsize n_bytes) G_GNUC_MALLOC G_GNUC_ALLOC_SIZE(1);
79 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
80 gpointer g_malloc0 (gsize n_bytes) G_GNUC_MALLOC G_GNUC_ALLOC_SIZE(1);
81 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
82 gpointer g_realloc (gpointer mem,
83 gsize n_bytes) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
84 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
85 gpointer g_try_malloc (gsize n_bytes) G_GNUC_MALLOC G_GNUC_ALLOC_SIZE(1);
86 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
87 gpointer g_try_malloc0 (gsize n_bytes) G_GNUC_MALLOC G_GNUC_ALLOC_SIZE(1);
88 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
89 gpointer g_try_realloc (gpointer mem,
90 gsize n_bytes) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
92 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
93 gpointer g_malloc_n (gsize n_blocks,
94 gsize n_block_bytes) G_GNUC_MALLOC G_GNUC_ALLOC_SIZE2(1,2);
95 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
96 gpointer g_malloc0_n (gsize n_blocks,
97 gsize n_block_bytes) G_GNUC_MALLOC G_GNUC_ALLOC_SIZE2(1,2);
98 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
99 gpointer g_realloc_n (gpointer mem,
100 gsize n_blocks,
101 gsize n_block_bytes) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
102 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
103 gpointer g_try_malloc_n (gsize n_blocks,
104 gsize n_block_bytes) G_GNUC_MALLOC G_GNUC_ALLOC_SIZE2(1,2);
105 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
106 gpointer g_try_malloc0_n (gsize n_blocks,
107 gsize n_block_bytes) G_GNUC_MALLOC G_GNUC_ALLOC_SIZE2(1,2);
108 GLIB_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
109 gpointer g_try_realloc_n (gpointer mem,
110 gsize n_blocks,
111 gsize n_block_bytes) G_GNUC_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
113 #define g_clear_pointer(pp, destroy) \
114 G_STMT_START { \
115 G_STATIC_ASSERT (sizeof *(pp) == sizeof (gpointer)); \
116 /* Only one access, please; work around type aliasing */ \
117 union { char *in; gpointer *out; } _pp; \
118 gpointer _p; \
119 /* This assignment is needed to avoid a gcc warning */ \
120 GDestroyNotify _destroy = (GDestroyNotify) (destroy); \
122 _pp.in = (char *) (pp); \
123 _p = *_pp.out; \
124 if (_p) \
126 *_pp.out = NULL; \
127 _destroy (_p); \
129 } G_STMT_END
132 * g_steal_pointer:
133 * @pp: (not nullable): a pointer to a pointer
135 * Sets @pp to %NULL, returning the value that was there before.
137 * Conceptually, this transfers the ownership of the pointer from the
138 * referenced variable to the "caller" of the macro (ie: "steals" the
139 * reference).
141 * The return value will be properly typed, according to the type of
142 * @pp.
144 * This can be very useful when combined with g_autoptr() to prevent the
145 * return value of a function from being automatically freed. Consider
146 * the following example (which only works on GCC and clang):
148 * |[
149 * GObject *
150 * create_object (void)
152 * g_autoptr(GObject) obj = g_object_new (G_TYPE_OBJECT, NULL);
154 * if (early_error_case)
155 * return NULL;
157 * return g_steal_pointer (&obj);
159 * ]|
161 * It can also be used in similar ways for 'out' parameters and is
162 * particularly useful for dealing with optional out parameters:
164 * |[
165 * gboolean
166 * get_object (GObject **obj_out)
168 * g_autoptr(GObject) obj = g_object_new (G_TYPE_OBJECT, NULL);
170 * if (early_error_case)
171 * return FALSE;
173 * if (obj_out)
174 * *obj_out = g_steal_pointer (&obj);
176 * return TRUE;
178 * ]|
180 * In the above example, the object will be automatically freed in the
181 * early error case and also in the case that %NULL was given for
182 * @obj_out.
184 * Since: 2.44
186 static inline gpointer
187 g_steal_pointer (gpointer pp)
189 gpointer *ptr = (gpointer *) pp;
190 gpointer ref;
192 ref = *ptr;
193 *ptr = NULL;
195 return ref;
198 /* type safety */
199 #if defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ > 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 8)) && !defined(__cplusplus) && GLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= GLIB_VERSION_2_58
200 #define g_steal_pointer(pp) ((__typeof__(*pp)) (g_steal_pointer) (pp))
201 #else /* __GNUC__ */
202 /* This version does not depend on gcc extensions, but gcc does not warn
203 * about incompatible-pointer-types: */
204 #define g_steal_pointer(pp) \
205 (0 ? (*(pp)) : (g_steal_pointer) (pp))
206 #endif /* __GNUC__ */
208 /* Optimise: avoid the call to the (slower) _n function if we can
209 * determine at compile-time that no overflow happens.
211 #if defined (__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ >= 2) && defined (__OPTIMIZE__)
212 # define _G_NEW(struct_type, n_structs, func) \
213 (struct_type *) (G_GNUC_EXTENSION ({ \
214 gsize __n = (gsize) (n_structs); \
215 gsize __s = sizeof (struct_type); \
216 gpointer __p; \
217 if (__s == 1) \
218 __p = g_##func (__n); \
219 else if (__builtin_constant_p (__n) && \
220 (__s == 0 || __n <= G_MAXSIZE / __s)) \
221 __p = g_##func (__n * __s); \
222 else \
223 __p = g_##func##_n (__n, __s); \
224 __p; \
226 # define _G_RENEW(struct_type, mem, n_structs, func) \
227 (struct_type *) (G_GNUC_EXTENSION ({ \
228 gsize __n = (gsize) (n_structs); \
229 gsize __s = sizeof (struct_type); \
230 gpointer __p = (gpointer) (mem); \
231 if (__s == 1) \
232 __p = g_##func (__p, __n); \
233 else if (__builtin_constant_p (__n) && \
234 (__s == 0 || __n <= G_MAXSIZE / __s)) \
235 __p = g_##func (__p, __n * __s); \
236 else \
237 __p = g_##func##_n (__p, __n, __s); \
238 __p; \
241 #else
243 /* Unoptimised version: always call the _n() function. */
245 #define _G_NEW(struct_type, n_structs, func) \
246 ((struct_type *) g_##func##_n ((n_structs), sizeof (struct_type)))
247 #define _G_RENEW(struct_type, mem, n_structs, func) \
248 ((struct_type *) g_##func##_n (mem, (n_structs), sizeof (struct_type)))
250 #endif
253 * g_new:
254 * @struct_type: the type of the elements to allocate
255 * @n_structs: the number of elements to allocate
257 * Allocates @n_structs elements of type @struct_type.
258 * The returned pointer is cast to a pointer to the given type.
259 * If @n_structs is 0 it returns %NULL.
260 * Care is taken to avoid overflow when calculating the size of the allocated block.
262 * Since the returned pointer is already casted to the right type,
263 * it is normally unnecessary to cast it explicitly, and doing
264 * so might hide memory allocation errors.
266 * Returns: a pointer to the allocated memory, cast to a pointer to @struct_type
268 #define g_new(struct_type, n_structs) _G_NEW (struct_type, n_structs, malloc)
270 * g_new0:
271 * @struct_type: the type of the elements to allocate.
272 * @n_structs: the number of elements to allocate.
274 * Allocates @n_structs elements of type @struct_type, initialized to 0's.
275 * The returned pointer is cast to a pointer to the given type.
276 * If @n_structs is 0 it returns %NULL.
277 * Care is taken to avoid overflow when calculating the size of the allocated block.
279 * Since the returned pointer is already casted to the right type,
280 * it is normally unnecessary to cast it explicitly, and doing
281 * so might hide memory allocation errors.
283 * Returns: a pointer to the allocated memory, cast to a pointer to @struct_type.
285 #define g_new0(struct_type, n_structs) _G_NEW (struct_type, n_structs, malloc0)
287 * g_renew:
288 * @struct_type: the type of the elements to allocate
289 * @mem: the currently allocated memory
290 * @n_structs: the number of elements to allocate
292 * Reallocates the memory pointed to by @mem, so that it now has space for
293 * @n_structs elements of type @struct_type. It returns the new address of
294 * the memory, which may have been moved.
295 * Care is taken to avoid overflow when calculating the size of the allocated block.
297 * Returns: a pointer to the new allocated memory, cast to a pointer to @struct_type
299 #define g_renew(struct_type, mem, n_structs) _G_RENEW (struct_type, mem, n_structs, realloc)
301 * g_try_new:
302 * @struct_type: the type of the elements to allocate
303 * @n_structs: the number of elements to allocate
305 * Attempts to allocate @n_structs elements of type @struct_type, and returns
306 * %NULL on failure. Contrast with g_new(), which aborts the program on failure.
307 * The returned pointer is cast to a pointer to the given type.
308 * The function returns %NULL when @n_structs is 0 of if an overflow occurs.
310 * Since: 2.8
311 * Returns: a pointer to the allocated memory, cast to a pointer to @struct_type
313 #define g_try_new(struct_type, n_structs) _G_NEW (struct_type, n_structs, try_malloc)
315 * g_try_new0:
316 * @struct_type: the type of the elements to allocate
317 * @n_structs: the number of elements to allocate
319 * Attempts to allocate @n_structs elements of type @struct_type, initialized
320 * to 0's, and returns %NULL on failure. Contrast with g_new0(), which aborts
321 * the program on failure.
322 * The returned pointer is cast to a pointer to the given type.
323 * The function returns %NULL when @n_structs is 0 or if an overflow occurs.
325 * Since: 2.8
326 * Returns: a pointer to the allocated memory, cast to a pointer to @struct_type
328 #define g_try_new0(struct_type, n_structs) _G_NEW (struct_type, n_structs, try_malloc0)
330 * g_try_renew:
331 * @struct_type: the type of the elements to allocate
332 * @mem: the currently allocated memory
333 * @n_structs: the number of elements to allocate
335 * Attempts to reallocate the memory pointed to by @mem, so that it now has
336 * space for @n_structs elements of type @struct_type, and returns %NULL on
337 * failure. Contrast with g_renew(), which aborts the program on failure.
338 * It returns the new address of the memory, which may have been moved.
339 * The function returns %NULL if an overflow occurs.
341 * Since: 2.8
342 * Returns: a pointer to the new allocated memory, cast to a pointer to @struct_type
344 #define g_try_renew(struct_type, mem, n_structs) _G_RENEW (struct_type, mem, n_structs, try_realloc)
347 /* Memory allocation virtualization for debugging purposes
348 * g_mem_set_vtable() has to be the very first GLib function called
349 * if being used
351 struct _GMemVTable {
352 gpointer (*malloc) (gsize n_bytes);
353 gpointer (*realloc) (gpointer mem,
354 gsize n_bytes);
355 void (*free) (gpointer mem);
356 /* optional; set to NULL if not used ! */
357 gpointer (*calloc) (gsize n_blocks,
358 gsize n_block_bytes);
359 gpointer (*try_malloc) (gsize n_bytes);
360 gpointer (*try_realloc) (gpointer mem,
361 gsize n_bytes);
363 GLIB_DEPRECATED_IN_2_46
364 void g_mem_set_vtable (GMemVTable *vtable);
365 GLIB_DEPRECATED_IN_2_46
366 gboolean g_mem_is_system_malloc (void);
368 GLIB_VAR gboolean g_mem_gc_friendly;
370 /* Memory profiler and checker, has to be enabled via g_mem_set_vtable()
372 GLIB_VAR GMemVTable *glib_mem_profiler_table;
373 GLIB_DEPRECATED_IN_2_46
374 void g_mem_profile (void);
376 G_END_DECLS
378 #endif /* __G_MEM_H__ */