gc_disclaim.h raw

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  13  
  14  #ifndef GC_DISCLAIM_H
  15  #define GC_DISCLAIM_H
  16  
  17  #include "gc.h"
  18  
  19  #ifdef __cplusplus
  20  extern "C" {
  21  #endif
  22  
  23  /*
  24   * This API is defined only if the library has been suitably compiled
  25   * (i.e. with `ENABLE_DISCLAIM` macro defined).
  26   */
  27  
  28  /**
  29   * Prepare the object kind used by `GC_finalized_malloc`.  Call it from
  30   * your initialization code or, at least, at some point before using
  31   * finalized allocations.  The function is thread-safe.
  32   */
  33  GC_API void GC_CALL GC_init_finalized_malloc(void);
  34  
  35  /** Type of a disclaim callback.  Called with the allocator lock held. */
  36  typedef int(GC_CALLBACK *GC_disclaim_proc)(void * /* `obj` */);
  37  
  38  /**
  39   * Register `proc` to be called on each object (of given `kind`) ready
  40   * to be reclaimed.  If `proc()` returns a nonzero value, the
  41   * collector will not reclaim the object on this collection cycle
  42   * (`proc()` should not try to resurrect the object otherwise); objects
  43   * reachable from `proc()` (including the referred closure object) will
  44   * be protected from collection if `mark_from_all` is nonzero, but at
  45   * the expense that long chains of objects will take many cycles to
  46   * reclaim.  Any call to `GC_free()` deallocates the object (pointed by
  47   * the argument) without inquiring `proc()`.  Acquires the allocator lock.
  48   * No-op in the find-leak mode.
  49   */
  50  GC_API void GC_CALL GC_register_disclaim_proc(int /* `kind` */,
  51                                                GC_disclaim_proc /* `proc` */,
  52                                                int /* `mark_from_all` */);
  53  
  54  /** The finalizer closure used by `GC_finalized_malloc`. */
  55  struct GC_finalizer_closure {
  56    GC_finalization_proc proc;
  57    void *cd;
  58  };
  59  
  60  /**
  61   * Allocate an object which is to be finalized by the given closure.
  62   * This uses a dedicated object kind with a disclaim procedure, and
  63   * is more efficient than `GC_register_finalizer` and friends.
  64   * `GC_init_finalized_malloc` must be called before using this.
  65   * The collector will reclaim the object during this collection cycle
  66   * (thus, `fc->proc()` should not try to resurrect the object).
  67   * The other objects reachable from `fc->proc()` (including the closure
  68   * object in case it is a heap-allocated one) will be protected from
  69   * collection.  Note that `GC_size()` (applied to such allocated object)
  70   * returns a value slightly bigger than the specified allocation size,
  71   * and that `GC_base()` result points to a "pointer-sized" word prior
  72   * to the start of the allocated object.
  73   * The disclaim procedure is not invoked in the find-leak mode.
  74   * There is no debugging variant of this allocation function.
  75   */
  76  GC_API GC_ATTR_MALLOC GC_ATTR_ALLOC_SIZE(1) void *GC_CALL
  77      GC_finalized_malloc(size_t /* `size` */,
  78                          const struct GC_finalizer_closure * /* `fc` */)
  79          GC_ATTR_NONNULL(2);
  80  
  81  #ifdef __cplusplus
  82  } /* extern "C" */
  83  #endif
  84  
  85  #endif
  86