pw_allocator/public/pw_allocator/last_fit_block_allocator.h

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#pragma once

#include "pw_allocator/block_allocator_base.h"

namespace pw::allocator {

/// Block allocator that uses a "last-fit" allocation strategy.
///
/// In this strategy, the allocator handles an allocation request by starting at
/// the end of the range of blocks and looking for the last one which can
/// satisfy the request.
///
/// This strategy may result in slightly better fragmentation than the
/// corresponding "first-fit" strategy, since even with alignment it will result
/// in at most one unused fragment before the allocated block.
template <typename OffsetType = uintptr_t,
          size_t kPoisonInterval = 0,
          size_t kAlign = alignof(OffsetType)>
class LastFitBlockAllocator
    : public BlockAllocator<OffsetType, kPoisonInterval, kAlign> {
 public:
  using Base = BlockAllocator<OffsetType, kPoisonInterval, kAlign>;
  using BlockType = typename Base::BlockType;

  constexpr LastFitBlockAllocator() : Base() {}
  explicit LastFitBlockAllocator(ByteSpan region) : Base(region) {}

 private:
  /// @copydoc Allocator::Allocate
  BlockType* ChooseBlock(Layout layout) override {
    // Search backwards for the last block that can hold this allocation.
    for (auto* block : Base::rblocks()) {
      if (BlockType::AllocLast(block, layout.size(), layout.alignment()).ok()) {
        return block;
      }
    }
    return nullptr;
  }
};

}  // namespace pw::allocator