A memory pool that can allocate objects of a single type very quickly.
Use this when you need to allocate a lot of objects of the same type,
because it outperforms general purpose allocators.
Functions that potentially allocate memory accept an Allocator parameter.
pub fn Extra(comptime Item: type, comptime pool_options: Options) type
pub fn Extra(comptime Item: type, comptime pool_options: Options) type {
if (pool_options.alignment) |a| {
if (a.compare(.eq, .of(Item))) {
var new_options = pool_options;
new_options.alignment = null;
return Extra(Item, new_options);
}
}
return struct {
const Pool = @This();
arena_state: std.heap.ArenaAllocator.State,
free_list: std.SinglyLinkedList,
/// Size of the memory pool items. This is not necessarily the same
/// as `@sizeOf(Item)` as the pool also uses the items for internal means.
pub const item_size = @max(@sizeOf(Node), @sizeOf(Item));
/// Alignment of the memory pool items. This is not necessarily the same
/// as `@alignOf(Item)` as the pool also uses the items for internal means.
pub const item_alignment: Alignment = .max(pool_options.alignment orelse .of(Item), .of(Node));
const Node = std.SinglyLinkedList.Node;
const ItemPtr = *align(item_alignment.toByteUnits()) Item;
/// A MemoryPool containing no elements.
pub const empty: Pool = .{
.arena_state = .{},
.free_list = .{},
};
/// Creates a new memory pool and pre-allocates `num` items.
/// This allows up to `num` active allocations before an
/// `OutOfMemory` error might happen when calling `create()`.
pub fn initCapacity(allocator: Allocator, num: usize) Allocator.Error!Pool {
var pool: Pool = .empty;
errdefer pool.deinit(allocator);
try pool.addCapacity(allocator, num);
return pool;
}
/// Destroys the memory pool and frees all allocated memory.
pub fn deinit(pool: *Pool, allocator: Allocator) void {
pool.arena_state.promote(allocator).deinit();
pool.* = undefined;
}
/// Pre-allocates `num` items and adds them to the memory pool.
/// This allows at least `num` active allocations before an
/// `OutOfMemory` error might happen when calling `create()`.
pub fn addCapacity(pool: *Pool, allocator: Allocator, num: usize) Allocator.Error!void {
var i: usize = 0;
while (i < num) : (i += 1) {
const memory = try pool.allocNew(allocator);
pool.free_list.prepend(@ptrCast(memory));
}
}
pub const ResetMode = std.heap.ArenaAllocator.ResetMode;
/// Resets the memory pool and destroys all allocated items.
/// This can be used to batch-destroy all objects without invalidating the memory pool.
///
/// The function will return whether the reset operation was successful or not.
/// If the reallocation failed `false` is returned. The pool will still be fully
/// functional in that case, all memory is released. Future allocations just might
/// be slower.
///
/// NOTE: If `mode` is `free_all`, the function will always return `true`.
pub fn reset(pool: *Pool, allocator: Allocator, mode: ResetMode) bool {
// TODO: Potentially store all allocated objects in a list as well, allowing to
// just move them into the free list instead of actually releasing the memory.
var arena = pool.arena_state.promote(allocator);
defer pool.arena_state = arena.state;
const reset_successful = arena.reset(mode);
pool.free_list = .{};
return reset_successful;
}
/// Creates a new item and adds it to the memory pool.
/// `allocator` may be `undefined` if pool is not `growable`.
pub fn create(pool: *Pool, allocator: Allocator) Allocator.Error!ItemPtr {
const ptr: ItemPtr = if (pool.free_list.popFirst()) |node|
@ptrCast(@alignCast(node))
else if (pool_options.growable)
@ptrCast(try pool.allocNew(allocator))
else
return error.OutOfMemory;
ptr.* = undefined;
return ptr;
}
/// Destroys a previously created item.
/// Only pass items to `ptr` that were previously created with `create()` of the same memory pool!
pub fn destroy(pool: *Pool, ptr: ItemPtr) void {
ptr.* = undefined;
pool.free_list.prepend(@ptrCast(ptr));
}
fn allocNew(pool: *Pool, allocator: Allocator) Allocator.Error!*align(item_alignment.toByteUnits()) [item_size]u8 {
var arena = pool.arena_state.promote(allocator);
defer pool.arena_state = arena.state;
const memory = try arena.allocator().alignedAlloc(u8, item_alignment, item_size);
return memory[0..item_size];
}
};
}