ChunkAllocator

Custom non-GC allocator for managing a list of chunks.

struct ChunkAllocator {

Array chunks;

this(size_t size);

void initialize(size_t size);

Array* lastChunk();

Array* newChunk();

Array* getChunk(size_t n);

void* allocate(size_t n);

void destroy();

}

Constructors

this this(size_t size): Constructs a ChunkAllocator.

Members

Functions

allocate void* allocate(size_t n): Returns a pointer to an array of size n bytes.
destroy void destroy(): Frees all the allocated memory.
getChunk Array* getChunk(size_t n): Returns a chunk that can hold another n bytes.
initialize void initialize(size_t size): Initializes with one chunk.
lastChunk Array* lastChunk(): Returns chunk number n.
newChunk Array* newChunk(): Adds a new chunk to the list and returns it.

Variables

chunks Array chunks;: List of memory chunks, getting larger progressively.

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