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Class monotonic_buffer_resource

boost::container::pmr::monotonic_buffer_resource

Synopsis

// In header: <boost/container/pmr/monotonic_buffer_resource.hpp>


class monotonic_buffer_resource :
  public boost::container::pmr::memory_resource
{
public:
  // construct/copy/destruct
  explicit monotonic_buffer_resource(memory_resource * = 0) noexcept;
  explicit monotonic_buffer_resource(std::size_t, memory_resource * = 0) noexcept;
  monotonic_buffer_resource(void *, std::size_t, memory_resource * = 0) noexcept;
  monotonic_buffer_resource(const monotonic_buffer_resource &) = delete;
  monotonic_buffer_resource 
  operator=(const monotonic_buffer_resource &) = delete;
  ~monotonic_buffer_resource();

  // public member functions
  void release() noexcept;
  memory_resource * upstream_resource() const noexcept;
  std::size_t remaining_storage(std::size_t, std::size_t &) const noexcept;
  std::size_t remaining_storage(std::size_t = 1u) const noexcept;
  const void * current_buffer() const noexcept;
  std::size_t next_buffer_size() const noexcept;

  // protected member functions
  virtual void * do_allocate(std::size_t, std::size_t);
  virtual void do_deallocate(void *, std::size_t, std::size_t) noexcept;
  virtual bool do_is_equal(const memory_resource &) const noexcept;

  // public data members
  static const std::size_t initial_next_buffer_size;
};

Description

A monotonic_buffer_resource is a special-purpose memory resource intended for very fast memory allocations in situations where memory is used to build up a few objects and then is released all at once when the memory resource object is destroyed. It has the following qualities:

  • A call to deallocate has no effect, thus the amount of memory consumed increases monotonically until the resource is destroyed.

  • The program can supply an initial buffer, which the allocator uses to satisfy memory requests.

  • When the initial buffer (if any) is exhausted, it obtains additional buffers from an upstream memory resource supplied at construction. Each additional buffer is larger than the previous one, following a geometric progression.

  • It is intended for access from one thread of control at a time. Specifically, calls to allocate and deallocate do not synchronize with one another.

  • It owns the allocated memory and frees it on destruction, even if deallocate has not been called for some of the allocated blocks.

monotonic_buffer_resource public construct/copy/destruct

  1. explicit monotonic_buffer_resource(memory_resource * upstream = 0) noexcept;

    Requires: upstream shall be the address of a valid memory resource or nullptr

    Effects: If upstream is not nullptr, sets the internal resource to upstream, to get_default_resource() otherwise. Sets the internal current_buffer to nullptr and the internal next_buffer_size to an implementation-defined size.

  2. explicit monotonic_buffer_resource(std::size_t initial_size, 
                                       memory_resource * upstream = 0) noexcept;

    Requires: upstream shall be the address of a valid memory resource or nullptr and initial_size shall be greater than zero.

    Effects: If upstream is not nullptr, sets the internal resource to upstream, to get_default_resource() otherwise. Sets the internal current_buffer to nullptr and next_buffer_size to at least initial_size.

  3. monotonic_buffer_resource(void * buffer, std::size_t buffer_size, 
                              memory_resource * upstream = 0) noexcept;

    Requires: upstream shall be the address of a valid memory resource or nullptr, buffer_size shall be no larger than the number of bytes in buffer.

    Effects: If upstream is not nullptr, sets the internal resource to upstream, to get_default_resource() otherwise. Sets the internal current_buffer to buffer, and next_buffer_size to buffer_size (but not less than an implementation-defined size), then increases next_buffer_size by an implementation-defined growth factor (which need not be integral).

  4. monotonic_buffer_resource(const monotonic_buffer_resource &) = delete;
  5. monotonic_buffer_resource 
    operator=(const monotonic_buffer_resource &) = delete;
  6. ~monotonic_buffer_resource();

    Effects: Calls this->release().

monotonic_buffer_resource public member functions

  1. void release() noexcept;

    Effects: upstream_resource()->deallocate() as necessary to release all allocated memory. [Note: memory is released back to upstream_resource() even if some blocks that were allocated from this have not been deallocated from this. - end note]

  2. memory_resource * upstream_resource() const noexcept;

    Returns: The value of the internal resource.

  3. std::size_t remaining_storage(std::size_t alignment, 
                                  std::size_t & wasted_due_to_alignment) const noexcept;

    Returns: The number of bytes of storage available for the specified alignment and the number of bytes wasted due to the requested alignment.

    Note: Non-standard extension.

  4. std::size_t remaining_storage(std::size_t alignment = 1u) const noexcept;

    Returns: The number of bytes of storage available for the specified alignment.

    Note: Non-standard extension.

  5. const void * current_buffer() const noexcept;

    Returns: The address pointing to the start of the current free storage.

    Note: Non-standard extension.

  6. std::size_t next_buffer_size() const noexcept;

    Returns: The number of bytes that will be requested for the next buffer once the current one is exhausted.

    Note: Non-standard extension.

monotonic_buffer_resource protected member functions

  1. virtual void * do_allocate(std::size_t bytes, std::size_t alignment);

    Returns: A pointer to allocated storage with a size of at least bytes. The size and alignment of the allocated memory shall meet the requirements for a class derived from memory_resource.

    Effects: If the unused space in the internal current_buffer can fit a block with the specified bytes and alignment, then allocate the return block from the internal current_buffer; otherwise sets the internal current_buffer to upstream_resource()->allocate(n, m), where n is not less than max(bytes, next_buffer_size) and m is not less than alignment, and increase next_buffer_size by an implementation-defined growth factor (which need not be integral), then allocate the return block from the newly-allocated internal current_buffer.

    Throws: Nothing unless upstream_resource()->allocate() throws.

  2. virtual void 
    do_deallocate(void * p, std::size_t bytes, std::size_t alignment) noexcept;

    Effects: None

    Throws: Nothing

    Remarks: Memory used by this resource increases monotonically until its destruction.

  3. virtual bool do_is_equal(const memory_resource & other) const noexcept;

    Returns: this == dynamic_cast<const monotonic_buffer_resource*>(&other).

monotonic_buffer_resource public public data members

  1. static const std::size_t initial_next_buffer_size;

    The number of bytes that will be requested by the default in the first call to the upstream allocator

    Note: Non-standard extension.


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