An allocator backed by malloc and free system calls. More...

Public Member Functions
memory_block	allocate (std::size_t size)
	Allocates a memory_block using malloc. More...

void	deallocate (memory_block &block)
	Deallocates memory block using free. More...

bool	owns (memory_block &block)
	Checks if the block has been allocated with this allocator. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static mallocator *	self_allocate ()
	Allocates an instance of mallocator on the heap. More...

Detailed Description

An allocator backed by malloc and free system calls.

Definition at line 14 of file mallocator.hpp.

Member Function Documentation

memory_block boost::memory::mallocator::allocate ( std::size_t size )

inline

Allocates a memory_block using malloc.

Parameters

size

Definition at line 27 of file mallocator.ipp.

void boost::memory::mallocator::deallocate ( memory_block & block )

inline

Deallocates memory block using free.

Parameters

block A memory_block to deallocate.

Definition at line 36 of file mallocator.ipp.

bool boost::memory::mallocator::owns ( memory_block & block )

inline

Checks if the block has been allocated with this allocator.

Parameters

block The block to check.

Definition at line 42 of file mallocator.ipp.

mallocator * boost::memory::mallocator::self_allocate ( )

inlinestatic

Allocates an instance of mallocator on the heap.

In certain situations it's required to allocate an instance of this allocator on the heap. This method is used to do so.

Definition at line 16 of file mallocator.ipp.

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