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nickel/include/ni_alloc/alloc.h
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#ifndef __NICKEL_ALLOC_H
#define __NICKEL_ALLOC_H
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
/* Nickel Allocator API (explicit; does NOT replace libc malloc unless you opt-in).
Design goal: easy to use in tools, easy to test, portable across Linux/macOS.
*/
//#define ENABLE_NICKEL_ALLOC_SHIM
typedef struct ni_alloc_stats {
/* current usage */
size_t bytes_in_use; /* user-visible allocated bytes (approx if desired) */
size_t bytes_reserved; /* backing store reserved from VM */
size_t bytes_peak; /* peak in-use */
size_t bytes_reserved_peak;
/* counters */
uint64_t alloc_calls;
uint64_t free_calls;
uint64_t realloc_calls;
uint64_t calloc_calls;
uint64_t memalign_calls;
/* failures */
uint64_t oom_count;
} ni_alloc_stats;
/* Allocator configuration knobs (keep minimal at first; extend later). */
typedef struct ni_alloc_config {
/* If true, ni_free(NULL) is allowed and a no-op (recommended true). */
bool free_null_is_noop;
/* If true, ni_realloc(p,0) behaves like free(p) and returns NULL. */
bool realloc_zero_frees;
/* If true, scribble freed blocks with a pattern (debug build feature). */
bool scribble_free;
/* If true, scribble newly allocated blocks with a pattern (debug). */
bool scribble_alloc;
/* Optional alignment for default allocations (usually alignof(max_align_t)). */
size_t default_alignment;
/* Optional: maximum small-bin size, arena chunk size, etc. */
size_t arena_chunk_bytes;
} ni_alloc_config;
/* Opaque allocator instance.
You can use the global allocator, or create a private allocator instance
(handy for tests / subsystems).
*/
typedef struct ni_allocator ni_allocator;
/* -------- Global allocator API -------- */
/* Initialize/shutdown global allocator (optional; can be lazy).
Returns false if initialization fails.
*/
bool ni_alloc_global_init(const ni_alloc_config* cfg);
void ni_alloc_global_shutdown(void);
/* Allocation functions using the global allocator. */
void* ni_malloc(size_t size);
void ni_free(void* ptr);
void* ni_realloc(void* ptr, size_t new_size);
void* ni_calloc(size_t count, size_t elem_size);
/* Alignment:
- alignment must be power of two and >= sizeof(void*)
- returns NULL on failure
*/
void* ni_memalign(size_t alignment, size_t size);
/* Equivalent of C11 aligned_alloc semantics:
- alignment must be power of two
- size must be a multiple of alignment
*/
void* ni_aligned_alloc(size_t alignment, size_t size);
/* Query/reset stats for global allocator. */
void ni_alloc_get_stats(ni_alloc_stats* out_stats);
void ni_alloc_reset_stats(void);
/* -------- Instance allocator API -------- */
ni_allocator* ni_allocator_create(const ni_alloc_config* cfg);
void ni_allocator_destroy(ni_allocator* a);
void* ni_allocator_malloc(ni_allocator* a, size_t size);
void ni_allocator_free(ni_allocator* a, void* ptr);
void* ni_allocator_realloc(ni_allocator* a, void* ptr, size_t new_size);
void* ni_allocator_calloc(ni_allocator* a, size_t count, size_t elem_size);
void* ni_allocator_memalign(ni_allocator* a, size_t alignment, size_t size);
void ni_allocator_get_stats(ni_allocator* a, ni_alloc_stats* out_stats);
void ni_allocator_reset_stats(ni_allocator* a);
/* -------- Utilities / validation -------- */
/* Returns true if n is a power of two (and nonzero). */
bool ni_is_pow2_size(size_t n);
/* Round up x to next multiple of align (align must be power of two). */
size_t ni_align_up(size_t x, size_t align);
/* Optional: verify internal invariants in debug builds.
- returns false if corruption detected
*/
bool ni_alloc_validate(void);
#ifdef ENABLE_NICKEL_ALLOC_SHIM
/* Allocation functions using the global allocator.
define symbols pointing at our versions
*/
void* malloc(size_t size) { ni_malloc(size); }
void free(void* ptr) { ni_free(ptr); }
void* realloc(void* ptr, size_t new_size) { ni_realloc(ptr, new_size); }
void* calloc(size_t count, size_t elem_size) { ni_calloc(count, elem_size); }
#endif
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
#endif /* __NICKEL_ALLOC_H */