FFmpeg/libavutil/mem.h

/*
 * copyright (c) 2006 Michael Niedermayer <michaelni@gmx.at>
 *
 * This file is part of FFmpeg.
 *
 * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 * Lesser General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
 */

/**
 * @file mem.h
 * Memory handling functions.
 */

#ifndef FFMPEG_MEM_H
#define FFMPEG_MEM_H

#ifdef __GNUC__
  #define DECLARE_ALIGNED(n,t,v)       t v __attribute__ ((aligned (n)))
#else
  #define DECLARE_ALIGNED(n,t,v)      __declspec(align(n)) t v
#endif

/**
 * Allocate a block of \p size bytes with alignment suitable for all
 * memory accesses (including vectors if available on the CPU).
 * @param size Size in bytes for the memory block to be allocated.
 * @return Pointer to the allocated block, NULL if it cannot allocate
 * it.
 * @see av_mallocz()
 */
void *av_malloc(unsigned int size);

/**
 * Allocate or reallocate a block of memory.
 * If \p ptr is NULL and \p size > 0, allocate a new block. If \p
 * size is zero, free the memory block pointed by \p ptr.
 * @param size Size in bytes for the memory block to be allocated or
 * reallocated.
 * @param ptr Pointer to a memory block already allocated with
 * av_malloc(z)() or av_realloc() or NULL.
 * @return Pointer to a newly reallocated block or NULL if it cannot
 * reallocate or the function is used to free the memory block.
 * @see av_fast_realloc()
 */
void *av_realloc(void *ptr, unsigned int size);

/**
 * Free a memory block which has been allocated with av_malloc(z)() or
 * av_realloc().
 * @param ptr Pointer to the memory block which should be freed.
 * @note ptr = NULL is explicitly allowed.
 * @note It is recommended that you use av_freep() instead.
 * @see av_freep()
 */
void av_free(void *ptr);

/**
 * Allocate a block of \p size bytes with alignment suitable for all
 * memory accesses (including vectors if available on the CPU) and
 * set to zeroes all the bytes of the block.
 * @param size Size in bytes for the memory block to be allocated.
 * @return Pointer to the allocated block, NULL if it cannot allocate
 * it.
 * @see av_malloc()
 */
void *av_mallocz(unsigned int size);

/**
 * Duplicate the string \p s.
 * @param s String to be duplicated.
 * @return Pointer to a newly allocated string containing a
 * copy of \p s or NULL if it cannot be allocated.
 */
char *av_strdup(const char *s);

/**
 * Free a memory block which has been allocated with av_malloc(z)() or
 * av_realloc() and set to NULL the pointer to it.
 * @param ptr Pointer to the pointer to the memory block which should
 * be freed.
 * @see av_free()
 */
void av_freep(void *ptr);

#endif /* FFMPEG_MEM_H */