net.kuujo.catalyst.buffer.util

Interface MemoryAllocator<T extends Memory>

All Known Implementing Classes:

DirectMemoryAllocator, HeapMemoryAllocator, MappedMemoryAllocator

public interface MemoryAllocator<T extends Memory>

Memory allocator.

Memory allocators handle allocation of memory for Bytes objects, providing descriptors that point to memory addresses.

Author:

Jordan Halterman

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	allocate(long size) Allocates memory.
T	reallocate(T memory, long size) Reallocates the given memory.

Method Detail

allocate

T allocate(long size)

Allocates memory.

Parameters:

size - The count of the memory to allocate.

Returns:

The allocated memory.

reallocate

T reallocate(T memory,
             long size)

Reallocates the given memory.

When the memory is reallocated, the memory address for the given Memory instance may change. The returned Memory instance will contain the updated address and count.

Parameters:

memory - The memory to reallocate.

size - The count to which to reallocate the given memory.

Returns:

The reallocated memory.