mi-malloc  1.4
mimalloc-doc.h
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7 
8 #error "documentation file only!"
9 
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81 
85 
89 void mi_free(void* p);
90 
95 void* mi_malloc(size_t size);
96 
101 void* mi_zalloc(size_t size);
102 
112 void* mi_calloc(size_t count, size_t size);
113 
126 void* mi_realloc(void* p, size_t newsize);
127 
138 void* mi_recalloc(void* p, size_t count, size_t size);
139 
153 void* mi_expand(void* p, size_t newsize);
154 
164 void* mi_mallocn(size_t count, size_t size);
165 
175 void* mi_reallocn(void* p, size_t count, size_t size);
176 
193 void* mi_reallocf(void* p, size_t newsize);
194 
195 
204 char* mi_strdup(const char* s);
205 
215 char* mi_strndup(const char* s, size_t n);
216 
229 char* mi_realpath(const char* fname, char* resolved_name);
230 
232 
233 // ------------------------------------------------------
234 // Extended functionality
235 // ------------------------------------------------------
236 
240 
243 #define MI_SMALL_SIZE_MAX (128*sizeof(void*))
244 
252 void* mi_malloc_small(size_t size);
253 
261 void* mi_zalloc_small(size_t size);
262 
277 size_t mi_usable_size(void* p);
278 
288 size_t mi_good_size(size_t size);
289 
297 void mi_collect(bool force);
298 
303 void mi_stats_print(void* out);
304 
310 void mi_stats_print(mi_output_fun* out, void* arg);
311 
313 void mi_stats_reset(void);
314 
316 void mi_stats_merge(void);
317 
321 void mi_thread_init(void);
322 
327 void mi_thread_done(void);
328 
334 void mi_thread_stats_print_out(mi_output_fun* out, void* arg);
335 
342 typedef void (mi_deferred_free_fun)(bool force, unsigned long long heartbeat, void* arg);
343 
359 void mi_register_deferred_free(mi_deferred_free_fun* deferred_free, void* arg);
360 
366 typedef void (mi_output_fun)(const char* msg, void* arg);
367 
374 void mi_register_output(mi_output_fun* out, void* arg);
375 
381 typedef void (mi_error_fun)(int err, void* arg);
382 
398 void mi_register_error(mi_error_fun* errfun, void* arg);
399 
404 bool mi_is_in_heap_region(const void* p);
405 
406 
419 int mi_reserve_huge_os_pages_interleave(size_t pages, size_t numa_nodes, size_t timeout_msecs);
420 
433 int mi_reserve_huge_os_pages_at(size_t pages, int numa_node, size_t timeout_msecs);
434 
435 
440 bool mi_is_redirected();
441 
442 
444 
445 // ------------------------------------------------------
446 // Aligned allocation
447 // ------------------------------------------------------
448 
454 
467 void* mi_malloc_aligned(size_t size, size_t alignment);
468 void* mi_zalloc_aligned(size_t size, size_t alignment);
469 void* mi_calloc_aligned(size_t count, size_t size, size_t alignment);
470 void* mi_realloc_aligned(void* p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment);
471 
482 void* mi_malloc_aligned_at(size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset);
483 void* mi_zalloc_aligned_at(size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset);
484 void* mi_calloc_aligned_at(size_t count, size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset);
485 void* mi_realloc_aligned_at(void* p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment, size_t offset);
486 
488 
494 
499 struct mi_heap_s;
500 
505 typedef struct mi_heap_s mi_heap_t;
506 
509 
517 void mi_heap_delete(mi_heap_t* heap);
518 
526 void mi_heap_destroy(mi_heap_t* heap);
527 
532 
536 
543 
545 void mi_heap_collect(mi_heap_t* heap, bool force);
546 
549 void* mi_heap_malloc(mi_heap_t* heap, size_t size);
550 
554 void* mi_heap_malloc_small(mi_heap_t* heap, size_t size);
555 
558 void* mi_heap_zalloc(mi_heap_t* heap, size_t size);
559 
562 void* mi_heap_calloc(mi_heap_t* heap, size_t count, size_t size);
563 
566 void* mi_heap_mallocn(mi_heap_t* heap, size_t count, size_t size);
567 
570 char* mi_heap_strdup(mi_heap_t* heap, const char* s);
571 
574 char* mi_heap_strndup(mi_heap_t* heap, const char* s, size_t n);
575 
578 char* mi_heap_realpath(mi_heap_t* heap, const char* fname, char* resolved_name);
579 
580 void* mi_heap_realloc(mi_heap_t* heap, void* p, size_t newsize);
581 void* mi_heap_reallocn(mi_heap_t* heap, void* p, size_t count, size_t size);
582 void* mi_heap_reallocf(mi_heap_t* heap, void* p, size_t newsize);
583 
584 void* mi_heap_malloc_aligned(mi_heap_t* heap, size_t size, size_t alignment);
585 void* mi_heap_malloc_aligned_at(mi_heap_t* heap, size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset);
586 void* mi_heap_zalloc_aligned(mi_heap_t* heap, size_t size, size_t alignment);
587 void* mi_heap_zalloc_aligned_at(mi_heap_t* heap, size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset);
588 void* mi_heap_calloc_aligned(mi_heap_t* heap, size_t count, size_t size, size_t alignment);
589 void* mi_heap_calloc_aligned_at(mi_heap_t* heap, size_t count, size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset);
590 void* mi_heap_realloc_aligned(mi_heap_t* heap, void* p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment);
591 void* mi_heap_realloc_aligned_at(mi_heap_t* heap, void* p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment, size_t offset);
592 
594 
595 
604 
605 void* mi_rezalloc(void* p, size_t newsize);
606 void* mi_recalloc(void* p, size_t newcount, size_t size) ;
607 
608 void* mi_rezalloc_aligned(void* p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment);
609 void* mi_rezalloc_aligned_at(void* p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment, size_t offset);
610 void* mi_recalloc_aligned(void* p, size_t newcount, size_t size, size_t alignment);
611 void* mi_recalloc_aligned_at(void* p, size_t newcount, size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset);
612 
613 void* mi_heap_rezalloc(mi_heap_t* heap, void* p, size_t newsize);
614 void* mi_heap_recalloc(mi_heap_t* heap, void* p, size_t newcount, size_t size);
615 
616 void* mi_heap_rezalloc_aligned(mi_heap_t* heap, void* p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment);
617 void* mi_heap_rezalloc_aligned_at(mi_heap_t* heap, void* p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment, size_t offset);
618 void* mi_heap_recalloc_aligned(mi_heap_t* heap, void* p, size_t newcount, size_t size, size_t alignment);
619 void* mi_heap_recalloc_aligned_at(mi_heap_t* heap, void* p, size_t newcount, size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset);
620 
622 
628 
640 #define mi_malloc_tp(tp) ((tp*)mi_malloc(sizeof(tp)))
641 
643 #define mi_zalloc_tp(tp) ((tp*)mi_zalloc(sizeof(tp)))
644 
646 #define mi_calloc_tp(tp,count) ((tp*)mi_calloc(count,sizeof(tp)))
647 
649 #define mi_mallocn_tp(tp,count) ((tp*)mi_mallocn(count,sizeof(tp)))
650 
652 #define mi_reallocn_tp(p,tp,count) ((tp*)mi_reallocn(p,count,sizeof(tp)))
653 
655 #define mi_heap_malloc_tp(hp,tp) ((tp*)mi_heap_malloc(hp,sizeof(tp)))
656 
658 #define mi_heap_zalloc_tp(hp,tp) ((tp*)mi_heap_zalloc(hp,sizeof(tp)))
659 
661 #define mi_heap_calloc_tp(hp,tp,count) ((tp*)mi_heap_calloc(hp,count,sizeof(tp)))
662 
664 #define mi_heap_mallocn_tp(hp,tp,count) ((tp*)mi_heap_mallocn(hp,count,sizeof(tp)))
665 
667 #define mi_heap_reallocn_tp(hp,p,tp,count) ((tp*)mi_heap_reallocn(p,count,sizeof(tp)))
668 
670 #define mi_heap_recalloc_tp(hp,p,tp,count) ((tp*)mi_heap_recalloc(p,count,sizeof(tp)))
671 
673 
679 
686 bool mi_heap_contains_block(mi_heap_t* heap, const void* p);
687 
696 bool mi_heap_check_owned(mi_heap_t* heap, const void* p);
697 
705 bool mi_check_owned(const void* p);
706 
709 typedef struct mi_heap_area_s {
710  void* blocks;
711  size_t reserved;
712  size_t committed;
713  size_t used;
714  size_t block_size;
716 
724 typedef bool (mi_block_visit_fun)(const mi_heap_t* heap, const mi_heap_area_t* area, void* block, size_t block_size, void* arg);
725 
737 bool mi_heap_visit_blocks(const mi_heap_t* heap, bool visit_all_blocks, mi_block_visit_fun* visitor, void* arg);
738 
740 
746 
748 typedef enum mi_option_e {
749  // stable options
753  // the following options are experimental
767 } mi_option_t;
768 
769 
770 bool mi_option_enabled(mi_option_t option);
771 void mi_option_enable(mi_option_t option, bool enable);
772 void mi_option_enable_default(mi_option_t option, bool enable);
773 
774 long mi_option_get(mi_option_t option);
775 void mi_option_set(mi_option_t option, long value);
776 void mi_option_set_default(mi_option_t option, long value);
777 
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787 
788 void* mi_recalloc(void* p, size_t count, size_t size);
789 size_t mi_malloc_size(const void* p);
790 size_t mi_malloc_usable_size(const void *p);
791 
793 void mi_cfree(void* p);
794 
795 int mi_posix_memalign(void** p, size_t alignment, size_t size);
796 int mi__posix_memalign(void** p, size_t alignment, size_t size);
797 void* mi_memalign(size_t alignment, size_t size);
798 void* mi_valloc(size_t size);
799 
800 void* mi_pvalloc(size_t size);
801 void* mi_aligned_alloc(size_t alignment, size_t size);
802 void* mi_reallocarray(void* p, size_t count, size_t size);
803 
804 void mi_free_size(void* p, size_t size);
805 void mi_free_size_aligned(void* p, size_t size, size_t alignment);
806 void mi_free_aligned(void* p, size_t alignment);
807 
809 
822 
824 void* mi_new(std::size_t n) noexcept(false);
825 
827 void* mi_new_n(size_t count, size_t size) noexcept(false);
828 
830 void* mi_new_aligned(std::size_t n, std::align_val_t alignment) noexcept(false);
831 
833 void* mi_new_nothrow(size_t n);
834 
836 void* mi_new_aligned_nothrow(size_t n, size_t alignment);
837 
839 void* mi_new_realloc(void* p, size_t newsize);
840 
842 void* mi_new_reallocn(void* p, size_t newcount, size_t size);
843 
851 template<class T> struct mi_stl_allocator { }
852 
854 
void mi_option_enable_default(mi_option_t option, bool enable)
size_t mi_usable_size(void *p)
Return the available bytes in a memory block.
void * mi_new_nothrow(size_t n)
like mi_malloc, but when out of memory, use std::get_new_handler but return NULL on failure.
void * mi_reallocn(void *p, size_t count, size_t size)
Re-allocate memory to count elements of size bytes.
void * mi_malloc_aligned(size_t size, size_t alignment)
Allocate size bytes aligned by alignment.
void * mi_recalloc_aligned_at(void *p, size_t newcount, size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset)
void mi_stats_reset(void)
Reset statistics.
void * mi_heap_realloc_aligned(mi_heap_t *heap, void *p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment)
void * mi_new_realloc(void *p, size_t newsize)
like mi_realloc(), but when out of memory, use std::get_new_handler and raise std::bad_alloc exceptio...
void * mi_recalloc(void *p, size_t count, size_t size)
Re-allocate memory to count elements of size bytes, with extra memory initialized to zero.
void * mi_mallocn(size_t count, size_t size)
Allocate count elements of size bytes.
size_t mi_malloc_size(const void *p)
int mi_posix_memalign(void **p, size_t alignment, size_t size)
void mi_stats_merge(void)
Merge thread local statistics with the main statistics and reset.
void * mi_new_n(size_t count, size_t size) noexcept(false)
like mi_mallocn(), but when out of memory, use std::get_new_handler and raise std::bad_alloc exceptio...
void mi_option_set_default(mi_option_t option, long value)
void() mi_error_fun(int err, void *arg)
Type of error callback functions.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:381
void * mi_rezalloc(void *p, size_t newsize)
Eagerly commit segments (4MiB) (enabled by default).
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:754
void * mi_heap_zalloc(mi_heap_t *heap, size_t size)
Allocate zero-initialized in a specific heap.
void mi_option_set(mi_option_t option, long value)
Eagerly commit large (256MiB) memory regions (enabled by default, except on Windows)
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:755
void mi_cfree(void *p)
Just as free but also checks if the pointer p belongs to our heap.
void * mi_recalloc_aligned(void *p, size_t newcount, size_t size, size_t alignment)
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:766
void * mi_realloc_aligned_at(void *p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment, size_t offset)
void * blocks
start of the area containing heap blocks
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:710
void * mi_realloc_aligned(void *p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment)
int mi__posix_memalign(void **p, size_t alignment, size_t size)
void mi_free(void *p)
Free previously allocated memory.
char * mi_heap_strdup(mi_heap_t *heap, const char *s)
Duplicate a string in a specific heap.
char * mi_heap_realpath(mi_heap_t *heap, const char *fname, char *resolved_name)
Resolve a file path name using a specific heap to allocate the result.
void * mi_heap_calloc_aligned_at(mi_heap_t *heap, size_t count, size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset)
void * mi_calloc_aligned(size_t count, size_t size, size_t alignment)
void * mi_heap_zalloc_aligned(mi_heap_t *heap, size_t size, size_t alignment)
void * mi_zalloc_small(size_t size)
Allocate a zero initialized small object.
char * mi_strndup(const char *s, size_t n)
Allocate and duplicate a string up to n bytes.
void * mi_expand(void *p, size_t newsize)
Try to re-allocate memory to newsize bytes in place.
void * mi_pvalloc(size_t size)
void * mi_heap_rezalloc_aligned_at(mi_heap_t *heap, void *p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment, size_t offset)
void * mi_zalloc(size_t size)
Allocate zero-initialized size bytes.
void * mi_heap_rezalloc(mi_heap_t *heap, void *p, size_t newsize)
The number of segments per thread to keep cached.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:758
void * mi_heap_calloc(mi_heap_t *heap, size_t count, size_t size)
Allocate count zero-initialized elements in a specific heap.
void * mi_heap_calloc_aligned(mi_heap_t *heap, size_t count, size_t size, size_t alignment)
bool mi_is_redirected()
Is the C runtime malloc API redirected?
size_t block_size
size in bytes of one block
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:714
void * mi_reallocarray(void *p, size_t count, size_t size)
int mi_reserve_huge_os_pages_interleave(size_t pages, size_t numa_nodes, size_t timeout_msecs)
Reserve pages of huge OS pages (1GiB) evenly divided over numa_nodes nodes, but stops after at most t...
void() mi_deferred_free_fun(bool force, unsigned long long heartbeat, void *arg)
Type of deferred free functions.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:342
bool mi_is_in_heap_region(const void *p)
Is a pointer part of our heap?
void mi_option_enable(mi_option_t option, bool enable)
void * mi_new_aligned(std::size_t n, std::align_val_t alignment) noexcept(false)
like mi_malloc_aligned(), but when out of memory, use std::get_new_handler and raise std::bad_alloc e...
void * mi_realloc(void *p, size_t newsize)
Re-allocate memory to newsize bytes.
The number of huge OS pages (1GiB in size) to reserve at the start of the program.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:757
void * mi_heap_reallocf(mi_heap_t *heap, void *p, size_t newsize)
void mi_free_size_aligned(void *p, size_t size, size_t alignment)
void * mi_rezalloc_aligned_at(void *p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment, size_t offset)
Reset page memory after mi_option_reset_delay milliseconds when it becomes free.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:759
void mi_thread_done(void)
Uninitialize mimalloc on a thread.
bool mi_heap_visit_blocks(const mi_heap_t *heap, bool visit_all_blocks, mi_block_visit_fun *visitor, void *arg)
Visit all areas and blocks in a heap.
Pretend there are at most N NUMA nodes.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:762
void * mi_malloc(size_t size)
Allocate size bytes.
bool mi_option_enabled(mi_option_t option)
void mi_register_error(mi_error_fun *errfun, void *arg)
Register an error callback function.
Experimental.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:763
char * mi_heap_strndup(mi_heap_t *heap, const char *s, size_t n)
Duplicate a string of at most length n in a specific heap.
bool() mi_block_visit_fun(const mi_heap_t *heap, const mi_heap_area_t *area, void *block, size_t block_size, void *arg)
Visitor function passed to mi_heap_visit_blocks()
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:724
void * mi_heap_recalloc(mi_heap_t *heap, void *p, size_t newcount, size_t size)
void * mi_heap_malloc_aligned_at(mi_heap_t *heap, size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset)
char * mi_realpath(const char *fname, char *resolved_name)
Resolve a file path name.
Print error messages to stderr.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:751
Experimental.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:760
void * mi_heap_rezalloc_aligned(mi_heap_t *heap, void *p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment)
void * mi_new_aligned_nothrow(size_t n, size_t alignment)
like mi_malloc_aligned, but when out of memory, use std::get_new_handler but return NULL on failure.
void * mi_memalign(size_t alignment, size_t size)
void * mi_rezalloc_aligned(void *p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment)
bool mi_heap_contains_block(mi_heap_t *heap, const void *p)
Does a heap contain a pointer to a previously allocated block?
void mi_heap_collect(mi_heap_t *heap, bool force)
Release outstanding resources in a specific heap.
void * mi_heap_recalloc_aligned_at(mi_heap_t *heap, void *p, size_t newcount, size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset)
Print verbose messages to stderr.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:752
void * mi_zalloc_aligned_at(size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset)
void * mi_malloc_aligned_at(size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset)
Allocate size bytes aligned by alignment at a specified offset.
void mi_heap_delete(mi_heap_t *heap)
Delete a previously allocated heap.
OS tag to assign to mimalloc'd memory.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:765
mi_heap_t * mi_heap_get_default()
Get the default heap that is used for mi_malloc() et al.
int mi_reserve_huge_os_pages_at(size_t pages, int numa_node, size_t timeout_msecs)
Reserve pages of huge OS pages (1GiB) at a specific numa_node, but stops after at most timeout_msecs ...
void * mi_aligned_alloc(size_t alignment, size_t size)
void * mi_valloc(size_t size)
void mi_thread_init(void)
Initialize mimalloc on a thread.
size_t mi_good_size(size_t size)
Return the used allocation size.
void mi_stats_print(void *out)
Print the main statistics.
Experimental.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:764
void * mi_heap_recalloc_aligned(mi_heap_t *heap, void *p, size_t newcount, size_t size, size_t alignment)
void * mi_heap_mallocn(mi_heap_t *heap, size_t count, size_t size)
Allocate count elements in a specific heap.
An area of heap space contains blocks of a single size.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:709
void mi_thread_stats_print_out(mi_output_fun *out, void *arg)
Print out heap statistics for this thread.
Print statistics to stderr when the program is done.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:750
void * mi_zalloc_aligned(size_t size, size_t alignment)
size_t reserved
bytes reserved for this area
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:711
struct mi_heap_s mi_heap_t
Type of first-class heaps.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:505
size_t used
bytes in use by allocated blocks
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:713
void mi_register_deferred_free(mi_deferred_free_fun *deferred_free, void *arg)
Register a deferred free function.
void mi_free_size(void *p, size_t size)
void mi_collect(bool force)
Eagerly free memory.
void * mi_new_reallocn(void *p, size_t newcount, size_t size)
like mi_reallocn(), but when out of memory, use std::get_new_handler and raise std::bad_alloc excepti...
void mi_heap_destroy(mi_heap_t *heap)
Destroy a heap, freeing all its still allocated blocks.
void * mi_calloc_aligned_at(size_t count, size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset)
Use large OS pages (2MiB in size) if possible.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:756
void * mi_heap_reallocn(mi_heap_t *heap, void *p, size_t count, size_t size)
void mi_register_output(mi_output_fun *out, void *arg)
Register an output function.
std::allocator implementation for mimalloc for use in STL containers.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:851
void * mi_heap_malloc_small(mi_heap_t *heap, size_t size)
Allocate a small object in a specific heap.
void * mi_heap_realloc(mi_heap_t *heap, void *p, size_t newsize)
size_t mi_malloc_usable_size(const void *p)
void() mi_output_fun(const char *msg, void *arg)
Type of output functions.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:366
char * mi_strdup(const char *s)
Allocate and duplicate a string.
void * mi_heap_realloc_aligned_at(mi_heap_t *heap, void *p, size_t newsize, size_t alignment, size_t offset)
void * mi_reallocf(void *p, size_t newsize)
Re-allocate memory to newsize bytes,.
void * mi_calloc(size_t count, size_t size)
Allocate zero-initialized count elements of size bytes.
void * mi_heap_zalloc_aligned_at(mi_heap_t *heap, size_t size, size_t alignment, size_t offset)
void * mi_malloc_small(size_t size)
Allocate a small object.
bool mi_check_owned(const void *p)
Check safely if any pointer is part of the default heap of this thread.
void * mi_heap_malloc_aligned(mi_heap_t *heap, size_t size, size_t alignment)
long mi_option_get(mi_option_t option)
mi_heap_t * mi_heap_get_backing()
Get the backing heap.
void mi_free_aligned(void *p, size_t alignment)
void * mi_new(std::size_t n) noexcept(false)
like mi_malloc(), but when out of memory, use std::get_new_handler and raise std::bad_alloc exception...
Delay in milli-seconds before resetting a page (100ms by default)
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:761
mi_heap_t * mi_heap_new()
Create a new heap that can be used for allocation.
void * mi_heap_malloc(mi_heap_t *heap, size_t size)
Allocate in a specific heap.
size_t committed
current committed bytes of this area
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:712
mi_option_t
Runtime options.
Definition: mimalloc-doc.h:748
bool mi_heap_check_owned(mi_heap_t *heap, const void *p)
Check safely if any pointer is part of a heap.
mi_heap_t * mi_heap_set_default(mi_heap_t *heap)
Set the default heap to use for mi_malloc() et al.