memory_block.h

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#pragma once

#include <cstddef>

namespace paddle {
namespace memory {
namespace detail {

// Forward Declarations
class MetadataCache;

/*! \brief A class used to interpret the contents of a memory block */
class MemoryBlock {
 public:
  enum Type {
    FREE_CHUNK,    // memory is free and idle
    ARENA_CHUNK,   // memory is being occupied
    HUGE_CHUNK,    // memory is out of management
    INVALID_CHUNK  // memory is invalid
  };

 public:
  void init(MetadataCache& cache, Type t, size_t index, size_t size,
            void* left_buddy, void* right_buddy);

 public:
  /*! \brief The type of the allocation */
  Type type(MetadataCache& cache) const;

  /*! \brief The size of the data region */
  size_t size(MetadataCache& cache) const;

  /*! \brief An index to track the allocator */
  size_t index(MetadataCache& cache) const;

  /*! \brief The total size of the block */
  size_t total_size(MetadataCache& cache) const;

  /*! \brief Check the left buddy of the block */
  bool has_left_buddy(MetadataCache& cache) const;

  /*! \brief Check the right buddy of the block */
  bool has_right_buddy(MetadataCache& cache) const;

  /*! \brief Get the left buddy */
  MemoryBlock* left_buddy(MetadataCache& cache) const;

  /*! \brief Get the right buddy */
  MemoryBlock* right_buddy(MetadataCache& cache) const;

 public:
  /*! \brief Split the allocation into left/right blocks */
  void split(MetadataCache& cache, size_t size);

  /*! \brief Merge left and right blocks together */
  void merge(MetadataCache& cache, MemoryBlock* right_buddy);

  /*! \brief Mark the allocation as free */
  void mark_as_free(MetadataCache& cache);

  /*! \brief Change the type of the allocation */
  void set_type(MetadataCache& cache, Type t);

 public:
  /*! \brief Get a pointer to the memory block's data */
  void* data() const;

  /*! \brief Get a pointer to the memory block's metadata */
  MemoryBlock* metadata() const;

 public:
  static size_t overhead();
};

}  // namespace detail
}  // namespace memory
}  // namespace paddle