wireshark/epan/emem.h

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/* emem.h
* Definitions for ethereal memory management and garbage collection
* Ronnie Sahlberg 2005
*
* $Id$
*
* Ethereal - Network traffic analyzer
* By Gerald Combs <gerald@ethereal.com>
* Copyright 1998 Gerald Combs
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
* as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
* of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
*/
#ifndef __EMEM_H__
#define __EMEM_H__
#include "gnuc_format_check.h"
/* Functions for handling memory allocation and garbage collection with
* a packet lifetime scope.
* These functions are used to allocate memory that will only remain persistent
* until ethereal starts dissecting the next packet in the list.
* Everytime ethereal starts decoding the next packet all memory allocated
* through these functions will be released back to the free pool.
*
* These functions are very fast and offer automatic garbage collection:
* Everytime a new packet is dissected, all memory allocations done in
* the previous packet is freed.
*/
/* Initialize packet-lifetime memory allocation pool. This function is called
* once when [t]ethereal is initialized to set up the required structures.
*/
void ep_init_chunk(void);
/* Allocate memory with a packet lifetime scope */
void *ep_alloc(size_t size);
#define ep_new(type) ((type*)ep_alloc(sizeof(type)))
/* Allocate memory with a packet lifetime scope and fill it with zeros*/
void* ep_alloc0(size_t size);
#define ep_new0(type) ((type*)ep_alloc0(sizeof(type)))
/* Duplicate a string with a packet lifetime scope */
gchar* ep_strdup(const gchar* src);
/* Duplicate at most n characters of a string with a packet lifetime scope */
gchar* ep_strndup(const gchar* src, size_t len);
/* Duplicate a buffer with a packet lifetime scope */
guint8* ep_memdup(const guint8* src, size_t len);
/* Create a formatted string with a packet lifetime scope */
gchar* ep_strdup_vprintf(const gchar* fmt, va_list ap);
gchar* ep_strdup_printf(const gchar* fmt, ...)
GNUC_FORMAT_CHECK(printf, 1, 2);
/* allocates with a packet lifetime scope an array of type made of num elements */
#define ep_alloc_array(type,num) (type*)ep_alloc(sizeof(type)*(num))
/*
* Splits a string into a maximum of max_tokens pieces, using the given
* delimiter. If max_tokens is reached, the remainder of string is appended
* to the last token. Consecutive delimiters are treated as a single delimiter.
*
* the vector and all the strings are allocated with packet lifetime scope
*/
gchar** ep_strsplit(const gchar* string, const gchar* delimiter, int max_tokens);
/* release all memory allocated in the previous packet dissector */
void ep_free_all(void);
/* a stack implemented using ephemeral allocators */
typedef struct _ep_stack_frame_t** ep_stack_t;
struct _ep_stack_frame_t {
void* payload;
struct _ep_stack_frame_t* below;
struct _ep_stack_frame_t* above;
};
/*
* creates an empty stack with a packet lifetime scope
*/
ep_stack_t ep_stack_new(void);
/*
* pushes item into stack, returns item
*/
void* ep_stack_push(ep_stack_t stack, void* item);
/*
* pops an item from the stack
*/
void* ep_stack_pop(ep_stack_t stack);
/*
* returns the item on top of the stack without popping it
*/
#define ep_stack_peek(stack) ((*(stack))->payload)
/* Functions for handling memory allocation and garbage collection with
* a capture lifetime scope.
* These functions are used to allocate memory that will only remain persistent
* until ethereal opens a new capture or capture file.
* Everytime ethereal starts a new capture or opens a new capture file
* all the data allocated through these functions will be released back
* to the free pool.
*
* These functions are very fast and offer automatic garbage collection.
*/
/* Initialize capture-lifetime memory allocation pool. This function is called
* once when [t]ethereal is initialized to set up the required structures.
*/
void se_init_chunk(void);
/* Allocate memory with a capture lifetime scope */
void *se_alloc(size_t size);
/* Allocate memory with a capture lifetime scope and fill it with zeros*/
void* se_alloc0(size_t size);
/* Duplicate a string with a capture lifetime scope */
gchar* se_strdup(const gchar* src);
/* Duplicate at most n characters of a string with a capture lifetime scope */
gchar* se_strndup(const gchar* src, size_t len);
/* Duplicate a buffer with a capture lifetime scope */
guint8* se_memdup(const guint8* src, size_t len);
/* Create a formatted string with a capture lifetime scope */
gchar* se_strdup_vprintf(const gchar* fmt, va_list ap);
gchar* se_strdup_printf(const gchar* fmt, ...)
GNUC_FORMAT_CHECK(printf, 1, 2);
/* allocates with a capture lifetime scope an array of type made of num elements */
#define se_alloc_array(type,num) (type*)se_alloc(sizeof(type)*(num))
/* release all memory allocated */
void se_free_all(void);
#endif /* emem.h */