# ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB > Class Template Reference

Define a C++ class that uses parameterized types to provide an extensible mechanism for encapsulating various of dynamic memory management strategies. More...

`#include <Malloc_T.h>`

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## Public Types

typedef ACE_MEM_POOL | MEMORY_POOL
typedef ACE_MEM_POOL_OPTIONS | MEMORY_POOL_OPTIONS
typedef ACE_TYPENAME ACE_CB::ACE_Name_Node | NAME_NODE
typedef ACE_TYPENAME ACE_CB::ACE_Malloc_Header | MALLOC_HEADER

## Public Member Functions

| ACE_Malloc_T (const ACE_TCHAR *pool_name=0)
| ACE_Malloc_T (const ACE_TCHAR *pool_name, const ACE_TCHAR *lock_name, const ACE_MEM_POOL_OPTIONS *options=0)
| ACE_Malloc_T (const ACE_TCHAR *pool_name, const ACE_MEM_POOL_OPTIONS *options, ACE_LOCK *lock)
| ~ACE_Malloc_T (void)
| Destructor.
int | ref_counter (void)
| Get Reference counter.
int | release (int close=0)
| Release ref counter.
int | remove (void)
| Releases resources allocated by this object.
void * | malloc (size_t nbytes)
| Allocate nbytes, but don't give them any initial value.
void * | calloc (size_t nbytes, char initial_value= '\0')
| Allocate nbytes, giving them initial_value.
void * | calloc (size_t n_elem, size_t elem_size, char initial_value= '\0')
void | free (void *ptr)
MEMORY_POOL & | memory_pool (void)
| Returns a reference to the underlying memory pool.
int | bind (const char *name, void *pointer, int duplicates=0)
int | trybind (const char *name, void *&pointer)
int | find (const char *name, void *&pointer)
int | find (const char *name)
| Returns 0 if name is in the mapping. -1, otherwise.
int | unbind (const char *name)
int | unbind (const char *name, void *&pointer)
int | sync (ssize_t len=-1, int flags=MS_SYNC)
int | sync (void *addr, size_t len, int flags=MS_SYNC)
int | protect (ssize_t len=-1, int prot=PROT_RDWR)
int | protect (void *addr, size_t len, int prot=PROT_RDWR)
ssize_t | avail_chunks (size_t size) const
ACE_LOCK & | mutex (void)
void | dump (void) const
| Dump the state of an object.
void * | base_addr (void)
| Return cb_ptr value.
int | bad (void)

## Public Attributes

| ACE_ALLOC_HOOK_DECLARE
| Declare the dynamic allocation hooks.

## Private Member Functions

int | open (void)
| Initialize the Malloc pool.
int | shared_bind (const char *name, void *pointer)
void * | shared_find (const char *name)
void * | shared_malloc (size_t nbytes)
| Allocate memory. Assumes that locks are held by callers.
void | shared_free (void *ptr)
| Deallocate memory. Assumes that locks are held by callers.

## Private Attributes

ACE_CB * | cb_ptr_
MEMORY_POOL | memory_pool_
| Pool of memory used by ACE_Malloc to manage its freestore.
ACE_LOCK * | lock_
| Lock that ensures mutual exclusion for the memory pool.
int | delete_lock_
int | bad_flag_
| Keep track of failure in constructor.

## Friends

class | ACE_Malloc_LIFO_Iterator_T<ACE_MEM_POOL_2, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB>
class | ACE_Malloc_FIFO_Iterator_T<ACE_MEM_POOL_2, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB>

## Detailed Description

### template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1, class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
class ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >

Define a C++ class that uses parameterized types to provide an extensible mechanism for encapsulating various of dynamic memory management strategies.

This class can be configured flexibly with different MEMORY_POOL strategies and different types of ACE_LOCK strategies that support the ACE_Thread_Mutex and ACE_Process_Mutex constructor API.

Note that the bind() and find() methods use linear search, so it's not a good idea to use them for managing a large number of entities. If you need to manage a large number of entities, it's recommended that you bind() an @ ACE_Hash_Map_Manager that resides in shared memory, use find() to locate it, and then store/retrieve the entities in the hash map.

## Member Typedef Documentation

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
typedef ACE_TYPENAME ACE_CB::ACE_Malloc_Header ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::MALLOC_HEADER

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
typedef ACE_MEM_POOL ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::MEMORY_POOL

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
typedef ACE_MEM_POOL_OPTIONS ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::MEMORY_POOL_OPTIONS

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
typedef ACE_TYPENAME ACE_CB::ACE_Name_Node ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::NAME_NODE

## Constructor & Destructor Documentation

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::ACE_Malloc_T | ( | const ACE_TCHAR * | pool_name = `0` | ) |

| Initialize ACE_Malloc. This constructor passes pool_name to initialize the memory pool, and uses ACE::basename() to automatically extract out the name used for the underlying lock name (if necessary). Note that pool_name should be located in a directory with the appropriate visibility and protection so that all processes that need to access it can do so.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::ACE_Malloc_T | ( | const ACE_TCHAR * | pool_name,
|  | const ACE_TCHAR * | lock_name,
|  | const ACE_MEM_POOL_OPTIONS * | options = `0`
| ) |

Initialize ACE_Malloc. This constructor passes pool_name to initialize the memory pool, and uses lock_name to automatically extract out the name used for the underlying lock name (if necessary). In addition, options is passed through to initialize the underlying memory pool.

Note that pool_name should be located in a directory with the appropriate visibility and protection so that all processes that need to access it can do so.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::ACE_Malloc_T | ( | const ACE_TCHAR * | pool_name,
|  | const ACE_MEM_POOL_OPTIONS * | options,
|  | ACE_LOCK * | lock
| ) |

| Initialize an ACE_Malloc with an external ACE_LOCK. This constructor passes pool_name and options to initialize the memory pool. lock is used as the pool lock, and must be properly set up and ready for use before being passed to this method.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::~ACE_Malloc_T | ( | void |  | ) |

| Destructor.

## Member Function Documentation

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
ssize_t ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::avail_chunks | ( | size_t | size | ) | const

Returns a count of the number of available chunks that can hold size byte allocations. Function can be used to determine if you have reached a water mark. This implies a fixed amount of allocated memory.

Parameters:

  | size | The chunk size of that you would like a count of

Returns:
  Function returns the number of chunks of the given size that would fit in the currently allocated memory.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::bad | ( | void |  | ) |

Bad flag. This operation should be called immediately after the construction of the Malloc object to query whether the object was constructed successfully. If not, the user should invoke `remove` and release the object (it is not usable.)

Return values:

  | 0 | if all is fine. non-zero if this malloc object is unuable.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
void* ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::base_addr | ( | void |  | ) |

| Return cb_ptr value.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::bind | ( | const char * | name,
|  | void * | pointer,
|  | int | duplicates = `0`
| ) |

| Associate name with pointer. If duplicates == 0 then do not allow duplicate name/pointer associations, else if duplicates != 0 then allow duplicate name/pointer assocations. Returns 0 if successfully binds (1) a previously unbound name or (2) duplicates != 0, returns 1 if trying to bind a previously bound name and duplicates == 0, else returns -1 if a resource failure occurs.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
void* ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::calloc | ( | size_t | n_elem,
|  | size_t | elem_size,
|  | char | initial_value = `'\0'`
| ) |

| Allocate n_elem each of size elem_size, giving them initial_value.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
void* ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::calloc | ( | size_t | nbytes,
|  | char | initial_value = `'\0'`
| ) |

| Allocate nbytes, giving them initial_value.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
void ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::dump | ( | void |  | ) | const

| Dump the state of an object.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::find | ( | const char * | name | ) |

| Returns 0 if name is in the mapping. -1, otherwise.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::find | ( | const char * | name,
|  | void *& | pointer
| ) |

| Locate name and pass out parameter via pointer. If found, return 0, returns -1 if failure occurs.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
void ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::free | ( | void * | ptr | ) |

| Deallocate memory pointed to by ptr, which must have been allocated previously by malloc().

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
void* ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::malloc | ( | size_t | nbytes | ) |

| Allocate nbytes, but don't give them any initial value.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
MEMORY_POOL& ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::memory_pool | ( | void |  | ) |

| Returns a reference to the underlying memory pool.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
ACE_LOCK& ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::mutex | ( | void |  | ) |

| Returns a pointer to the lock used to provide mutual exclusion to an ACE_Malloc allocator.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::open | ( | void |  | ) | `[private]`

| Initialize the Malloc pool.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::protect | ( | void * | addr,
|  | size_t | len,
|  | int | prot = `PROT_RDWR`
| ) |

| Change the protection of the pages of the mapped region to prot starting at addr up to len bytes.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::protect | ( | ssize_t | len = `-1`,
|  | int | prot = `PROT_RDWR`
| ) |

| Change the protection of the pages of the mapped region to prot starting at `this->base_addr_` up to len bytes. If len == -1 then change protection of all pages in the mapped region.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::ref_counter | ( | void |  | ) |

| Get Reference counter.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::release | ( | int | close = `0` | ) |

| Release ref counter.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::remove | ( | void |  | ) |

| Releases resources allocated by this object.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::shared_bind | ( | const char * | name,
|  | void * | pointer
| ) | `[private]`

| Associate name with pointer. Assumes that locks are held by callers.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
void* ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::shared_find | ( | const char * | name | ) | `[private]`

| Try to locate name. If found, return the associated ACE_Name_Node, else returns 0 if can't find the name. Assumes that locks are held by callers. Remember to cast the return value to ACE_CB::ACE_Name_Node*.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
void ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::shared_free | ( | void * | ptr | ) | `[private]`

| Deallocate memory. Assumes that locks are held by callers.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
void* ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::shared_malloc | ( | size_t | nbytes | ) | `[private]`

| Allocate memory. Assumes that locks are held by callers.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::sync | ( | void * | addr,
|  | size_t | len,
|  | int | flags = `MS_SYNC`
| ) |

| Sync len bytes of the memory region to the backing store starting at `addr_`.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::sync | ( | ssize_t | len = `-1`,
|  | int | flags = `MS_SYNC`
| ) |

| Sync len bytes of the memory region to the backing store starting at `this->base_addr_`. If len == -1 then sync the whole region.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::trybind | ( | const char * | name,
|  | void *& | pointer
| ) |

Associate name with pointer. Does not allow duplicate name/pointer associations. Returns 0 if successfully binds (1) a previously unbound name, 1 if trying to bind a previously bound name, or returns -1 if a resource failure occurs. When this call returns pointer's value will always reference the void * that name is associated with. Thus, if the caller needs to use pointer (e.g., to free it) a copy must be maintained by the caller.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::unbind | ( | const char * | name,
|  | void *& | pointer
| ) |

| Unbind (remove) one association of name to pointer. Returns the value of pointer in case the caller needs to deallocate memory. If you want to remove all occurrences of name you'll need to call this method multiple times until it fails...

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::unbind | ( | const char * | name | ) |

| Unbind (remove) the name from the map. Don't return the pointer to the caller. If you want to remove all occurrences of name you'll need to call this method multiple times until it fails...

## Friends And Related Function Documentation

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
friend class ACE_Malloc_FIFO_Iterator_T<ACE_MEM_POOL_2, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB>`[friend]`

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
friend class ACE_Malloc_LIFO_Iterator_T<ACE_MEM_POOL_2, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB>`[friend]`

## Member Data Documentation

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::ACE_ALLOC_HOOK_DECLARE

| Declare the dynamic allocation hooks.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::bad_flag_ `[private]`

| Keep track of failure in constructor.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
ACE_CB* ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::cb_ptr_ `[private]`

| Pointer to the control block that is stored in memory controlled by <memory_pool>.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
int ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::delete_lock_ `[private]`

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
ACE_LOCK* ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::lock_ `[private]`

| Lock that ensures mutual exclusion for the memory pool.

template<ACE_MEM_POOL_1 , class ACE_LOCK, class ACE_CB>
MEMORY_POOL ACE_Malloc_T<, ACE_LOCK, ACE_CB >::memory_pool_ `[private]`

| Pool of memory used by ACE_Malloc to manage its freestore.

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

- Malloc_T.h