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      2 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
      3 /*--- MallocFree: high-level memory management.                    ---*/
      4 /*---                                        pub_tool_mallocfree.h ---*/
      5 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
      6 
      7 /*
      8    This file is part of Valgrind, a dynamic binary instrumentation
      9    framework.
     10 
     11    Copyright (C) 2000-2013 Julian Seward
     12       jseward (at) acm.org
     13 
     14    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
     15    modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
     16    published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
     17    License, or (at your option) any later version.
     18 
     19    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
     20    WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
     21    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
     22    General Public License for more details.
     23 
     24    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
     25    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
     26    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA
     27    02111-1307, USA.
     28 
     29    The GNU General Public License is contained in the file COPYING.
     30 */
     31 
     32 #ifndef __PUB_TOOL_MALLOCFREE_H
     33 #define __PUB_TOOL_MALLOCFREE_H
     34 
     35 #include "pub_tool_basics.h"   // SizeT
     36 
     37 // These can be for allocating memory used by tools.
     38 // Nb: the allocators *always succeed* -- they never return NULL (Valgrind
     39 // will abort if they can't allocate the memory).
     40 // The 'cc' is a string that identifies the allocation point.  It's used when
     41 // --profile-heap=yes is specified.
     42 extern void* VG_(malloc)         ( const HChar* cc, SizeT nbytes );
     43 extern void  VG_(free)           ( void* p );
     44 extern void* VG_(calloc)         ( const HChar* cc, SizeT n, SizeT bytes_per_elem );
     45 extern void*  VG_(realloc)       ( const HChar* cc, void* p, SizeT size );
     46 extern void   VG_(realloc_shrink)( void* ptr, SizeT size );
     47 extern HChar* VG_(strdup)        ( const HChar* cc, const HChar* s );
     48 
     49 // TODO: move somewhere else
     50 // Call here to bomb the system when out of memory (mmap anon fails)
     51 __attribute__((noreturn))
     52 extern void VG_(out_of_memory_NORETURN) ( const HChar* who, SizeT szB );
     53 
     54 // VG_(perm_malloc) is for allocating small blocks which are
     55 // never released. The overhead for such blocks is minimal.
     56 // VG_(perm_malloc) returns memory which is (at least) aligned
     57 // on a multiple of align.
     58 // Use the macro vg_alignof (type) to get a safe alignment for a type.
     59 // No other function can be used on these permanently allocated blocks.
     60 // In particular, do *not* call VG_(free) or VG_(realloc).
     61 // Technically, these blocks will be returned from big superblocks
     62 // only containing such permanently allocated blocks.
     63 // Note that there is no cc cost centre : all such blocks will be
     64 // regrouped under the "perm_alloc" cost centre.
     65 extern void* VG_(perm_malloc)    ( SizeT nbytes, Int align );
     66 
     67 #endif   // __PUB_TOOL_MALLOCFREE_H
     68 
     69 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     70 /*--- end                                                          ---*/
     71 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/
     72 
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