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authorNot Zed <NotZed@HelixCode.com>2000-11-21 07:57:32 +0800
committerMichael Zucci <zucchi@src.gnome.org>2000-11-21 07:57:32 +0800
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New routines for fast memory management and compact string array storage.
2000-11-20 Not Zed <NotZed@HelixCode.com> * e-memory.[ch]: New routines for fast memory management and compact string array storage. * Makefile.am (libeutil_la_SOURCES): Added e-memory.[ch]. svn path=/trunk/; revision=6619
-rw-r--r--e-util/ChangeLog7
-rw-r--r--e-util/Makefile.am2
-rw-r--r--e-util/e-memory.c831
-rw-r--r--e-util/e-memory.h62
4 files changed, 902 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/e-util/ChangeLog b/e-util/ChangeLog
index a2540582f3..65cd11ae63 100644
--- a/e-util/ChangeLog
+++ b/e-util/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2000-11-20 Not Zed <NotZed@HelixCode.com>
+
+ * e-memory.[ch]: New routines for fast memory management and
+ compact string array storage.
+
+ * Makefile.am (libeutil_la_SOURCES): Added e-memory.[ch].
+
2000-11-09 JP Rosevear <jpr@helixcode.com>
* e-dbhash.h: oops thats func not *func
diff --git a/e-util/Makefile.am b/e-util/Makefile.am
index 856cecf46a..a2094d5894 100644
--- a/e-util/Makefile.am
+++ b/e-util/Makefile.am
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ libeutil_la_SOURCES = \
e-list-iterator.h \
e-list.c \
e-list.h \
+ e-memory.c \
+ e-memory.h \
e-sexp.c \
e-sexp.h \
e-dbhash.c \
diff --git a/e-util/e-memory.c b/e-util/e-memory.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c3f7bfde15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e-util/e-memory.c
@@ -0,0 +1,831 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2000 Helix Code Inc.
+ *
+ * Author: Michael Zucchi <notzed@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
+ * USA
+
+*/
+
+#include "e-memory.h"
+#include <glib.h>
+
+#define s(x) /* strv debug */
+
+/*#define TIMEIT*/
+
+#ifdef TIMEIT
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+struct timeval timeit_start;
+
+static time_start(const char *desc)
+{
+ gettimeofday(&timeit_start, NULL);
+ printf("starting: %s\n", desc);
+}
+
+static time_end(const char *desc)
+{
+ unsigned long diff;
+ struct timeval end;
+
+ gettimeofday(&end, NULL);
+ diff = end.tv_sec * 1000 + end.tv_usec/1000;
+ diff -= timeit_start.tv_sec * 1000 + timeit_start.tv_usec/1000;
+ printf("%s took %ld.%03ld seconds\n",
+ desc, diff / 1000, diff % 1000);
+}
+#else
+#define time_start(x)
+#define time_end(x)
+#endif
+
+/* mempool class */
+
+#define STRUCT_ALIGN (4)
+
+typedef struct _MemChunkFreeNode {
+ struct _MemChunkFreeNode *next;
+ unsigned int atoms;
+} MemChunkFreeNode;
+
+typedef struct _MemChunkNode {
+ struct _MemChunkNode *next;
+ char data[1];
+} MemChunkNode;
+
+typedef struct _EMemChunk {
+ unsigned int blocksize; /* number of atoms in a block */
+ unsigned int atomsize; /* size of each atom */
+ struct _MemChunkNode *blocks;
+ struct _MemChunkFreeNode *free;
+} MemChunk;
+
+/**
+ * e_memchunk_new:
+ * @atomcount: The number of atoms stored in a single malloc'd block of memory.
+ * @atomsize: The size of each allocation.
+ *
+ * Create a new memchunk header. Memchunks are an efficient way to allocate
+ * and deallocate identical sized blocks of memory quickly, and space efficiently.
+ *
+ * e_memchunks are effectively the same as gmemchunks, only faster (much), and
+ * they use less memory overhead for housekeeping.
+ *
+ * Return value: The new header.
+ **/
+MemChunk *e_memchunk_new(int atomcount, int atomsize)
+{
+ MemChunk *m = g_malloc(sizeof(*m));
+
+ m->blocksize = atomcount;
+ m->atomsize = MAX(atomsize, sizeof(MemChunkFreeNode));
+ m->blocks = NULL;
+ m->free = NULL;
+
+ return m;
+}
+
+/**
+ * memchunk_alloc:
+ * @m:
+ *
+ * Allocate a new atom size block of memory from a memchunk.
+ **/
+void *e_memchunk_alloc(MemChunk *m)
+{
+ MemChunkNode *b;
+ MemChunkFreeNode *f;
+ void *mem;
+
+ f = m->free;
+ if (f) {
+ f->atoms--;
+ if (f->atoms > 0) {
+ mem = ((char *)f) + (f->atoms*m->atomsize);
+ } else {
+ mem = f;
+ m->free = m->free->next;
+ }
+ return mem;
+ } else {
+ b = g_malloc(m->blocksize * m->atomsize + sizeof(*b) - sizeof(char));
+ b->next = m->blocks;
+ m->blocks = b;
+ f = (MemChunkFreeNode *)&b->data[m->atomsize];
+ f->atoms = m->blocksize-1;
+ f->next = NULL;
+ m->free = f;
+ return &b->data;
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * e_memchunk_free:
+ * @m:
+ * @mem: Address of atom to free.
+ *
+ * Free a single atom back to the free pool of atoms in the given
+ * memchunk.
+ **/
+void
+e_memchunk_free(MemChunk *m, void *mem)
+{
+ MemChunkFreeNode *f;
+
+ /* put the location back in the free list. If we knew if the preceeding or following
+ cells were free, we could merge the free nodes, but it doesn't really add much */
+ f = mem;
+ f->next = m->free;
+ m->free = f;
+ f->atoms = 1;
+
+ /* we could store the free list sorted - we could then do the above, and also
+ probably improve the locality of reference properties for the allocator */
+ /* and it would simplify some other algorithms at that, but slow this one down
+ significantly */
+}
+
+/**
+ * e_memchunk_empty:
+ * @m:
+ *
+ * Clean out the memchunk buffers. Marks all allocated memory as free blocks,
+ * but does not give it back to the system. Can be used if the memchunk
+ * is to be used repeatedly.
+ **/
+void
+e_memchunk_empty(MemChunk *m)
+{
+ MemChunkNode *b;
+ MemChunkFreeNode *f, *h = NULL;
+
+ b = m->blocks;
+ while (b) {
+ f = (MemChunkFreeNode *)&b->data[0];
+ f->atoms = m->blocksize;
+ f->next = h;
+ h = f;
+ }
+ m->free = h;
+}
+
+struct _cleaninfo {
+ struct _cleaninfo *next;
+ MemChunkNode *base;
+ int count;
+ int size; /* just so tree_search has it, sigh */
+};
+
+static int tree_compare(struct _cleaninfo *a, struct _cleaninfo *b)
+{
+ if (a->base < b->base)
+ return -1;
+ else if (a->base > b->base)
+ return 1;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int tree_search(struct _cleaninfo *a, char *mem)
+{
+ if (a->base->data <= mem) {
+ if (mem < &a->base->data[a->size])
+ return 0;
+ return 1;
+ }
+ return -1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * e_memchunk_clean:
+ * @m:
+ *
+ * Scan all empty blocks and check for blocks which can be free'd
+ * back to the system.
+ *
+ * This routine may take a while to run if there are many allocated
+ * memory blocks (if the total number of allocations is many times
+ * greater than atomcount).
+ **/
+void
+e_memchunk_clean(MemChunk *m)
+{
+ GTree *tree;
+ MemChunkNode *b, *n;
+ MemChunkFreeNode *f;
+ struct _cleaninfo *ci, *hi = NULL;
+
+ b = m->blocks;
+ f = m->free;
+ if (b == NULL || f == NULL)
+ return;
+
+ /* first, setup the tree/list so we can map free block addresses to block addresses */
+ tree = g_tree_new((GCompareFunc)tree_compare);
+ while (b) {
+ ci = alloca(sizeof(*ci));
+ ci->count = 0;
+ ci->base = b;
+ ci->size = m->blocksize * m->atomsize;
+ g_tree_insert(tree, ci, ci);
+ ci->next = hi;
+ hi = ci;
+ b = b->next;
+ }
+
+ /* now, scan all free nodes, and count them in their tree node */
+ while (f) {
+ ci = g_tree_search(tree, (GSearchFunc)tree_search, f);
+ if (ci) {
+ ci->count += f->atoms;
+ } else {
+ g_warning("error, can't find free node in memory block\n");
+ }
+ f = f->next;
+ }
+
+ /* if any nodes are all free, free & unlink them */
+ ci = hi;
+ while (ci) {
+ if (ci->count == m->blocksize) {
+ b = (MemChunkNode *)&m->blocks;
+ n = b->next;
+ while (n) {
+ if (n == ci->base) {
+ b->next = n->next;
+ g_free(n);
+ break;
+ }
+ b = n;
+ n = b->next;
+ }
+ }
+ ci = ci->next;
+ }
+
+ g_tree_destroy(tree);
+}
+
+/**
+ * e_memchunk_destroy:
+ * @m:
+ *
+ * Free the memchunk header, and all associated memory.
+ **/
+void
+e_memchunk_destroy(MemChunk *m)
+{
+ MemChunkNode *b, *n;
+
+ if (m == NULL)
+ return;
+
+ b = m->blocks;
+ while (b) {
+ n = b->next;
+ g_free(b);
+ b = n;
+ }
+ g_free(m);
+}
+
+typedef struct _MemPoolNode {
+ struct _MemPoolNode *next;
+
+ int free;
+ char data[1];
+} MemPoolNode;
+
+typedef struct _MemPoolThresholdNode {
+ struct _MemPoolThresholdNode *next;
+ char data[1];
+} MemPoolThresholdNode;
+
+typedef struct _EMemPool {
+ int blocksize;
+ int threshold;
+ unsigned int align;
+ struct _MemPoolNode *blocks;
+ struct _MemPoolThresholdNode *threshold_blocks;
+} MemPool;
+
+/* a pool of mempool header blocks */
+static MemChunk *mempool_memchunk;
+
+/**
+ * e_mempool_new:
+ * @blocksize: The base blocksize to use for all system alocations.
+ * @threshold: If the allocation exceeds the threshold, then it is
+ * allocated separately and stored in a separate list.
+ * @flags: Alignment options: E_MEMPOOL_ALIGN_STRUCT uses native
+ * struct alignment, E_MEMPOOL_ALIGN_WORD aligns to 16 bits (2 bytes),
+ * and E_MEMPOOL_ALIGN_BYTE aligns to the nearest byte. The default
+ * is to align to native structures.
+ *
+ * Create a new mempool header. Mempools can be used to efficiently
+ * allocate data which can then be freed as a whole.
+ *
+ * Mempools can also be used to efficiently allocate arbitrarily
+ * aligned data (such as strings) without incurring the space overhead
+ * of aligning each allocation (which is not required for strings).
+ *
+ * However, each allocation cannot be freed individually, only all
+ * or nothing.
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ **/
+MemPool *e_mempool_new(int blocksize, int threshold, EMemPoolFlags flags)
+{
+ MemPool *pool;
+
+ if (mempool_memchunk == NULL) {
+ mempool_memchunk = e_memchunk_new(8, sizeof(MemPool));
+ }
+ pool = e_memchunk_alloc(mempool_memchunk);
+ if (threshold >= blocksize)
+ threshold = blocksize * 2 / 3;
+ pool->blocksize = blocksize;
+ pool->threshold = threshold;
+ pool->blocks = NULL;
+ pool->threshold_blocks = NULL;
+
+ switch (flags & E_MEMPOOL_ALIGN_MASK) {
+ case E_MEMPOOL_ALIGN_STRUCT:
+ default:
+ pool->align = STRUCT_ALIGN-1;
+ break;
+ case E_MEMPOOL_ALIGN_WORD:
+ pool->align = 2-1;
+ break;
+ case E_MEMPOOL_ALIGN_BYTE:
+ pool->align = 1-1;
+ }
+ return pool;
+}
+
+/**
+ * e_mempool_alloc:
+ * @pool:
+ * @size:
+ *
+ * Allocate a new data block in the mempool. Size will
+ * be rounded up to the mempool's alignment restrictions
+ * before being used.
+ **/
+void *e_mempool_alloc(MemPool *pool, int size)
+{
+ size = (size + pool->align) & (~(pool->align));
+ if (size>=pool->threshold) {
+ MemPoolThresholdNode *n;
+
+ n = g_malloc(sizeof(*n) - sizeof(char) + size);
+ n->next = pool->threshold_blocks;
+ pool->threshold_blocks = n;
+ return &n->data[0];
+ } else {
+ MemPoolNode *n;
+
+ n = pool->blocks;
+ while (n) {
+ if (n->free >= size) {
+ n->free -= size;
+ return &n->data[n->free];
+ }
+ n = n->next;
+ }
+
+ n = g_malloc(sizeof(*n) - sizeof(char) + pool->blocksize);
+ n->next = pool->blocks;
+ pool->blocks = n;
+ n->free = pool->blocksize - size;
+ return &n->data[n->free];
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * e_mempool_flush:
+ * @pool:
+ * @freeall: Free all system allocated blocks as well.
+ *
+ * Flush used memory and mark allocated blocks as free.
+ *
+ * If @freeall is #TRUE, then all allocated blocks are free'd
+ * as well. Otherwise only blocks above the threshold are
+ * actually freed, and the others are simply marked as empty.
+ **/
+void e_mempool_flush(MemPool *pool, int freeall)
+{
+ MemPoolThresholdNode *tn, *tw;
+ MemPoolNode *pw, *pn;
+
+ tw = pool->threshold_blocks;
+ while (tw) {
+ tn = tw->next;
+ g_free(tw);
+ tw = tn;
+ }
+ pool->threshold_blocks = NULL;
+
+ if (freeall) {
+ pw = pool->blocks;
+ while (pw) {
+ pn = pw->next;
+ g_free(pw);
+ pw = pn;
+ }
+ pool->blocks = NULL;
+ } else {
+ pw = pool->blocks;
+ while (pw) {
+ pw->free = pool->blocksize;
+ pw = pw->next;
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * e_mempool_destroy:
+ * @pool:
+ *
+ * Free all memory associated with a mempool.
+ **/
+void e_mempool_destroy(MemPool *pool)
+{
+ if (pool) {
+ e_mempool_flush(pool, 1);
+ e_memchunk_free(mempool_memchunk, pool);
+ }
+}
+
+
+/*
+ string array classes
+*/
+
+#define STRV_UNPACKED ((unsigned char)(~0))
+
+struct _e_strv {
+ unsigned char length; /* how many entries we have (or the token STRV_UNPACKED) */
+ char data[1]; /* data follows */
+};
+
+struct _e_strvunpacked {
+ unsigned char type; /* we overload last to indicate this is unpacked */
+ MemPool *pool; /* pool of memory for strings */
+ struct _e_strv *source; /* if we were converted from a packed one, keep the source around for a while */
+ unsigned int length;
+ char *strings[1]; /* string array follows */
+};
+
+/**
+ * e_strv_new:
+ * @size: The number of elements in the strv. Currently this is limited
+ * to 254 elements.
+ *
+ * Create a new strv (string array) header. strv's can be used to
+ * create and work with arrays of strings that can then be compressed
+ * into a space-efficient static structure. This is useful
+ * where a number of strings are to be stored for lookup, and not
+ * generally edited afterwards.
+ *
+ * The size limit is currently 254 elements. This will probably not
+ * change as arrays of this size suffer significant performance
+ * penalties when looking up strings with high indices.
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ **/
+struct _e_strv *
+e_strv_new(int size)
+{
+ struct _e_strvunpacked *s;
+
+ g_assert(size<255);
+
+ s = g_malloc(sizeof(*s) + (size-1)*sizeof(char *));
+ s(printf("new strv=%p, size = %d bytes\n", s, sizeof(*s) + (size-1)*sizeof(char *)));
+ s->type = STRV_UNPACKED;
+ s->pool = NULL;
+ s->length = size;
+ s->source = NULL;
+ memset(s->strings, 0, size*sizeof(s->strings[0]));
+
+ return (struct _e_strv *)s;
+}
+
+static struct _e_strvunpacked *
+strv_unpack(struct _e_strv *strv)
+{
+ struct _e_strvunpacked *s;
+ register char *p;
+ int i;
+
+ s(printf("unpacking\n"));
+
+ s = (struct _e_strvunpacked *)e_strv_new(strv->length);
+ p = strv->data;
+ for (i=0;i<s->length;i++) {
+ if (i>0)
+ while (*p++)
+ ;
+ s->strings[i] = p;
+ }
+ s->source = strv;
+ s->type = STRV_UNPACKED;
+
+ return s;
+}
+
+/**
+ * e_strv_set_ref:
+ * @strv:
+ * @index:
+ * @str:
+ *
+ * Set a string array element by reference. The string
+ * is not copied until the array is packed.
+ *
+ * If @strv has been packed, then it is unpacked ready
+ * for more inserts, and should be packed again once finished with.
+ * The memory used by the original @strv is not freed until
+ * the new strv is packed, or freed itself.
+ *
+ * Return value: A new EStrv if the strv has already
+ * been packed, otherwise @strv.
+ **/
+struct _e_strv *
+e_strv_set_ref(struct _e_strv *strv, int index, char *str)
+{
+ struct _e_strvunpacked *s;
+
+ s(printf("set ref %d '%s'\n ", index, str));
+
+ if (strv->length != STRV_UNPACKED) {
+ s = strv_unpack(strv);
+ } else {
+ s = (struct _e_strvunpacked *)strv;
+ }
+
+ s->strings[index] = str;
+
+ return (struct _e_strv *)s;
+}
+
+/**
+ * e_strv_set:
+ * @strv:
+ * @index:
+ * @str:
+ *
+ * Set a string array reference. The string @str is copied
+ * into the string array at location @index.
+ *
+ * If @strv has been packed, then it is unpacked ready
+ * for more inserts, and should be packed again once finished with.
+ *
+ * Return value: A new EStrv if the strv has already
+ * been packed, otherwise @strv.
+ **/
+struct _e_strv *
+e_strv_set(struct _e_strv *strv, int index, const char *str)
+{
+ struct _e_strvunpacked *s;
+
+ s(printf("set %d '%s'\n", index, str));
+
+ if (strv->length != STRV_UNPACKED) {
+ s = strv_unpack(strv);
+ } else {
+ s = (struct _e_strvunpacked *)strv;
+ }
+
+ if (s->pool == NULL)
+ s->pool = e_mempool_new(1024, 512, E_MEMPOOL_ALIGN_BYTE);
+
+ s->strings[index] = e_mempool_alloc(s->pool, strlen(str)+1);
+ strcpy(s->strings[index], str);
+
+ return (struct _e_strv *)s;
+}
+
+/**
+ * e_strv_pack:
+ * @strv:
+ *
+ * Pack the @strv into a space efficient structure for later lookup.
+ *
+ * All strings are packed into a single allocated block, separated
+ * by single \0 characters, together with a count byte.
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ **/
+struct _e_strv *
+e_strv_pack(struct _e_strv *strv)
+{
+ struct _e_strvunpacked *s;
+ int len, i;
+ register char *src, *dst;
+
+ if (strv->length == STRV_UNPACKED) {
+ s = (struct _e_strvunpacked *)strv;
+
+ s(printf("packing string\n"));
+
+ len = 0;
+ for (i=0;i<s->length;i++) {
+ len += s->strings[i]?strlen(s->strings[i])+1:1;
+ }
+ strv = g_malloc(sizeof(*strv) + len);
+ s(printf("allocating strv=%p, size = %d\n", strv, sizeof(*strv)+len));
+ strv->length = s->length;
+ dst = strv->data;
+ for (i=0;i<s->length;i++) {
+ if ((src = s->strings[i])) {
+ while ((*dst++ = *src++))
+ ;
+ } else {
+ *dst++ = 0;
+ }
+ }
+
+ e_strv_destroy((struct _e_strv *)s);
+ }
+ return strv;
+}
+
+/**
+ * e_strv_get:
+ * @strv:
+ * @index:
+ *
+ * Retrieve a string by index. This function works
+ * identically on both packed and unpacked strv's, although
+ * may be much slower on a packed strv.
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ **/
+char *
+e_strv_get(struct _e_strv *strv, int index)
+{
+ struct _e_strvunpacked *s;
+ char *p;
+
+ if (strv->length != STRV_UNPACKED) {
+ p = strv->data;
+ while (index > 0) {
+ while (*p++ != 0)
+ ;
+ index--;
+ }
+ return p;
+ } else {
+ s = (struct _e_strvunpacked *)strv;
+ return s->strings[index]?s->strings[index]:"";
+ }
+}
+
+/**
+ * e_strv_destroy:
+ * @strv:
+ *
+ * Free a strv and all associated memory. Works on packed
+ * or unpacked strv's.
+ **/
+void
+e_strv_destroy(struct _e_strv *strv)
+{
+ struct _e_strvunpacked *s;
+
+ s(printf("freeing strv\n"));
+
+ if (strv->length == STRV_UNPACKED) {
+ s = (struct _e_strvunpacked *)strv;
+ if (s->pool)
+ e_mempool_destroy(s->pool);
+ if (s->source)
+ e_strv_destroy(s->source);
+ }
+
+ s(printf("freeing strv=%p\n", strv));
+
+ g_free(strv);
+}
+
+#if 0
+
+#define CHUNK_SIZE (20)
+#define CHUNK_COUNT (32)
+
+#define s(x)
+
+main()
+{
+ int i;
+ MemChunk *mc;
+ void *mem, *last;
+ GMemChunk *gmc;
+ struct _e_strv *s;
+
+ s = strv_new(8);
+ s = strv_set(s, 1, "Testing 1");
+ s = strv_set(s, 2, "Testing 2");
+ s = strv_set(s, 3, "Testing 3");
+ s = strv_set(s, 4, "Testing 4");
+ s = strv_set(s, 5, "Testing 5");
+ s = strv_set(s, 6, "Testing 7");
+
+ for (i=0;i<8;i++) {
+ printf("s[%d] = %s\n", i, strv_get(s, i));
+ }
+
+ s(sleep(5));
+
+ printf("packing ...\n");
+ s = strv_pack(s);
+
+ for (i=0;i<8;i++) {
+ printf("s[%d] = %s\n", i, strv_get(s, i));
+ }
+
+ printf("setting ...\n");
+
+ s = strv_set_ref(s, 1, "Testing 1 x");
+
+ for (i=0;i<8;i++) {
+ printf("s[%d] = %s\n", i, strv_get(s, i));
+ }
+
+ printf("packing ...\n");
+ s = strv_pack(s);
+
+ for (i=0;i<8;i++) {
+ printf("s[%d] = %s\n", i, strv_get(s, i));
+ }
+
+ strv_free(s);
+
+#if 0
+ time_start("Using memchunks");
+ mc = memchunk_new(CHUNK_COUNT, CHUNK_SIZE);
+ for (i=0;i<1000000;i++) {
+ mem = memchunk_alloc(mc);
+ if ((i & 1) == 0)
+ memchunk_free(mc, mem);
+ }
+ s(sleep(10));
+ memchunk_destroy(mc);
+ time_end("allocating 1000000 memchunks, freeing 500k");
+
+ time_start("Using gmemchunks");
+ gmc = g_mem_chunk_new("memchunk", CHUNK_SIZE, CHUNK_SIZE*CHUNK_COUNT, G_ALLOC_AND_FREE);
+ for (i=0;i<1000000;i++) {
+ mem = g_mem_chunk_alloc(gmc);
+ if ((i & 1) == 0)
+ g_mem_chunk_free(gmc, mem);
+ }
+ s(sleep(10));
+ g_mem_chunk_destroy(gmc);
+ time_end("allocating 1000000 gmemchunks, freeing 500k");
+
+ time_start("Using memchunks");
+ mc = memchunk_new(CHUNK_COUNT, CHUNK_SIZE);
+ for (i=0;i<1000000;i++) {
+ mem = memchunk_alloc(mc);
+ }
+ s(sleep(10));
+ memchunk_destroy(mc);
+ time_end("allocating 1000000 memchunks");
+
+ time_start("Using gmemchunks");
+ gmc = g_mem_chunk_new("memchunk", CHUNK_SIZE, CHUNK_COUNT*CHUNK_SIZE, G_ALLOC_ONLY);
+ for (i=0;i<1000000;i++) {
+ mem = g_mem_chunk_alloc(gmc);
+ }
+ s(sleep(10));
+ g_mem_chunk_destroy(gmc);
+ time_end("allocating 1000000 gmemchunks");
+
+ time_start("Using malloc");
+ for (i=0;i<1000000;i++) {
+ malloc(CHUNK_SIZE);
+ }
+ time_end("allocating 1000000 malloc");
+#endif
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/e-util/e-memory.h b/e-util/e-memory.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d0c2a0ee3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e-util/e-memory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2000, Helix Code Inc.
+ *
+ * Author: Michael Zucchi <notzed@helixcode.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307
+ * USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef _E_MEMORY_H
+#define _E_MEMORY_H
+
+/* memchunks - allocate/free fixed-size blocks of memory */
+/* this is like gmemchunk, only faster and less overhead (only 4 bytes for every atomcount allocations) */
+typedef struct _EMemChunk EMemChunk;
+
+EMemChunk *e_memchunk_new(int atomcount, int atomsize);
+void *e_memchunk_alloc(EMemChunk *m);
+void e_memchunk_free(EMemChunk *m, void *mem);
+void e_memchunk_empty(EMemChunk *m);
+void e_memchunk_clean(EMemChunk *m);
+void e_memchunk_destroy(EMemChunk *m);
+
+/* mempools - allocate variable sized blocks of memory, and free as one */
+/* allocation is very fast, but cannot be freed individually */
+typedef struct _EMemPool EMemPool;
+typedef enum {
+ E_MEMPOOL_ALIGN_STRUCT = 0, /* allocate to native structure alignment */
+ E_MEMPOOL_ALIGN_WORD = 1, /* allocate to words - 16 bit alignment */
+ E_MEMPOOL_ALIGN_BYTE = 2, /* allocate to bytes - 8 bit alignment */
+ E_MEMPOOL_ALIGN_MASK = 3, /* which bits determine the alignment information */
+} EMemPoolFlags;
+
+EMemPool *e_mempool_new(int blocksize, int threshold, EMemPoolFlags flags);
+void *e_mempool_alloc(EMemPool *pool, int size);
+void e_mempool_flush(EMemPool *pool, int freeall);
+void e_mempool_destroy(EMemPool *pool);
+
+/* strv's string arrays that can be efficiently modified and then compressed mainly for retrival */
+/* building is relatively fast, once compressed it takes the minimum amount of memory possible to store */
+typedef struct _e_strv EStrv;
+
+EStrv *e_strv_new(int size);
+EStrv *e_strv_set_ref(EStrv *strv, int index, char *str);
+EStrv *e_strv_set(EStrv *strv, int index, const char *str);
+EStrv *e_strv_pack(EStrv *strv);
+char *e_strv_get(EStrv *strv, int index);
+void e_strv_destroy(EStrv *strv);
+
+#endif /* ! _E_MEMORY_H */