pw_allocator/public/pw_allocator/bump_allocator.h

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#pragma once

#include "pw_allocator/allocator.h"
#include "pw_allocator/capability.h"
#include "pw_bytes/span.h"

namespace pw::allocator {
namespace internal {

/// Type-erased base class to allow destroying a generic instance of ``Owned``.
class GenericOwned {
 public:
  virtual ~GenericOwned() = default;
  void set_next(GenericOwned* next) { next_ = next; }
  void Destroy() { DoDestroy(); }

 private:
  virtual void DoDestroy() = 0;

  GenericOwned* next_ = nullptr;
};

/// Wrapper class that invokes an object's destructor when a BumpAllocator is
/// destroyed.
template <typename T>
class Owned : public GenericOwned {
 public:
  void set_object(T* object) { object_ = object; }

 private:
  void DoDestroy() override {
    if (object_ != nullptr) {
      std::destroy_at(object_);
      object_ = nullptr;
    }
  }

  T* object_ = nullptr;
};

}  // namespace internal

/// Allocator that does not automatically delete.
///
/// A "bump" or "arena" allocator provides memory by simply incrementing a
/// pointer to a memory region in order to "allocate" memory for requests, and
/// doing nothing on deallocation. All memory is freed only when the allocator
/// itself is destroyed. As a result, this allocator is extremely fast.
///
/// Bump allocators are useful when short-lived to allocate objects from small
/// buffers with almost zero overhead. Since memory is not deallocated, a bump
/// allocator with a longer lifespan than any of its allocations will end up
/// holding unusable memory. An example of a good use case might be decoding
/// RPC messages that may require a variable amount of space only for as long as
/// it takes to decode a single message.
///
/// On destruction, the destructors for any objects allocated using `New` or
/// `MakeUnique` are NOT called. To have these destructors invoked, you can
/// allocate "owned" objects using `NewOwned` and `MakeUniqueOwned`. This adds a
/// small amount of overhead to the allocation.
class BumpAllocator : public Allocator {
 public:
  static constexpr Capabilities kCapabilities = kSkipsDestroy;

  explicit BumpAllocator(ByteSpan region);

  ~BumpAllocator() override;

  /// Constructs an "owned" object of type `T` from the given `args`
  ///
  /// Owned objects will have their destructors invoked when the allocator goes
  /// out of scope.
  ///
  /// The return value is nullable, as allocating memory for the object may
  /// fail. Callers must check for this error before using the resulting
  /// pointer.
  ///
  /// @param[in]  args...     Arguments passed to the object constructor.
  template <typename T, int&... ExplicitGuard, typename... Args>
  T* NewOwned(Args&&... args) {
    internal::Owned<T>* owned = New<internal::Owned<T>>();
    T* ptr = owned != nullptr ? New<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...) : nullptr;
    if (ptr != nullptr) {
      owned->set_object(ptr);
      owned->set_next(owned_);
      owned_ = owned;
    }
    return ptr;
  }

  /// Constructs and object of type `T` from the given `args`, and wraps it in a
  /// `UniquePtr`
  ///
  /// Owned objects will have their destructors invoked when the allocator goes
  /// out of scope.
  ///
  /// The returned value may contain null if allocating memory for the object
  /// fails. Callers must check for null before using the `UniquePtr`.
  ///
  /// @param[in]  args...     Arguments passed to the object constructor.
  template <typename T, int&... ExplicitGuard, typename... Args>
  [[nodiscard]] UniquePtr<T> MakeUniqueOwned(Args&&... args) {
    return WrapUnique<T>(NewOwned<T>(std::forward<Args>(args)...));
  }

 private:
  /// @copydoc Allocator::Allocate
  void* DoAllocate(Layout layout) override;

  /// @copydoc Allocator::Deallocate
  void DoDeallocate(void*) override;

  ByteSpan remaining_;
  internal::GenericOwned* owned_ = nullptr;
};

}  // namespace pw::allocator