1/* GStreamer
2 * Copyright (C) 2009 Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@gmail.be>
3 *
4 * gstallocator.h: Header for memory allocation
5 *
6 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
7 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
8 * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
9 * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
10 *
11 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
12 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
13 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
14 * Library General Public License for more details.
15 *
16 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
17 * License along with this library; if not, write to the
18 * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor,
19 * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
20 */
21
22
23#ifndef __GST_ALLOCATOR_H__
24#define __GST_ALLOCATOR_H__
25
26#include <gst/gstmemory.h>
27#include <gst/gstobject.h>
28
29G_BEGIN_DECLS
30
31typedef struct _GstAllocatorPrivate GstAllocatorPrivate;
32typedef struct _GstAllocatorClass GstAllocatorClass;
33
34#define GST_TYPE_ALLOCATOR (gst_allocator_get_type())
35#define GST_IS_ALLOCATOR(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GST_TYPE_ALLOCATOR))
36#define GST_IS_ALLOCATOR_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GST_TYPE_ALLOCATOR))
37#define GST_ALLOCATOR_GET_CLASS(obj) (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), GST_TYPE_ALLOCATOR, GstAllocatorClass))
38#define GST_ALLOCATOR(obj) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GST_TYPE_ALLOCATOR, GstAllocator))
39#define GST_ALLOCATOR_CLASS(klass) (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GST_TYPE_ALLOCATOR, GstAllocatorClass))
40#define GST_ALLOCATOR_CAST(obj) ((GstAllocator *)(obj))
41
42#define GST_TYPE_ALLOCATION_PARAMS (gst_allocation_params_get_type())
43
44GST_API
45GType gst_allocation_params_get_type(void);
46
47typedef struct _GstAllocationParams GstAllocationParams;
48
49/**
50 * gst_memory_alignment:
51 *
52 * The default memory alignment in bytes - 1
53 * an alignment of 7 would be the same as what malloc() guarantees.
54 */
55
56GST_API gsize gst_memory_alignment;
57
58/**
59 * GST_ALLOCATOR_SYSMEM:
60 *
61 * The allocator name for the default system memory allocator
62 */
63#define GST_ALLOCATOR_SYSMEM "SystemMemory"
64
65/**
66 * GstAllocationParams:
67 * @flags: flags to control allocation
68 * @align: the desired alignment of the memory
69 * @prefix: the desired prefix
70 * @padding: the desired padding
71 *
72 * Parameters to control the allocation of memory
73 */
74struct _GstAllocationParams {
75 GstMemoryFlags flags;
76 gsize align;
77 gsize prefix;
78 gsize padding;
79
80 /*< private >*/
81 gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
82};
83
84/**
85 * GstAllocatorFlags:
86 * @GST_ALLOCATOR_FLAG_CUSTOM_ALLOC: The allocator has a custom alloc function.
87 * @GST_ALLOCATOR_FLAG_LAST: first flag that can be used for custom purposes
88 *
89 * Flags for allocators.
90 */
91typedef enum {
92 GST_ALLOCATOR_FLAG_CUSTOM_ALLOC = (GST_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 0),
93
94 GST_ALLOCATOR_FLAG_LAST = (GST_OBJECT_FLAG_LAST << 16)
95} GstAllocatorFlags;
96
97/**
98 * GstAllocator:
99 * @mem_map: the implementation of the GstMemoryMapFunction
100 * @mem_unmap: the implementation of the GstMemoryUnmapFunction
101 * @mem_copy: the implementation of the GstMemoryCopyFunction
102 * @mem_share: the implementation of the GstMemoryShareFunction
103 * @mem_is_span: the implementation of the GstMemoryIsSpanFunction
104 * @mem_map_full: the implementation of the GstMemoryMapFullFunction.
105 * Will be used instead of @mem_map if present. (Since: 1.6)
106 * @mem_unmap_full: the implementation of the GstMemoryUnmapFullFunction.
107 * Will be used instead of @mem_unmap if present. (Since: 1.6)
108 *
109 * The #GstAllocator is used to create new memory.
110 */
111struct _GstAllocator
112{
113 GstObject object;
114
115 const gchar *mem_type;
116
117 /*< public >*/
118 GstMemoryMapFunction mem_map;
119 GstMemoryUnmapFunction mem_unmap;
120
121 GstMemoryCopyFunction mem_copy;
122 GstMemoryShareFunction mem_share;
123 GstMemoryIsSpanFunction mem_is_span;
124
125 GstMemoryMapFullFunction mem_map_full;
126 GstMemoryUnmapFullFunction mem_unmap_full;
127
128 /*< private >*/
129 gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING - 2];
130
131 GstAllocatorPrivate *priv;
132};
133
134/**
135 * GstAllocatorClass:
136 * @object_class: Object parent class
137 * @alloc: implementation that acquires memory
138 * @free: implementation that releases memory
139 *
140 * The #GstAllocator is used to create new memory.
141 */
142struct _GstAllocatorClass {
143 GstObjectClass object_class;
144
145 /*< public >*/
146 GstMemory * (*alloc) (GstAllocator *allocator, gsize size,
147 GstAllocationParams *params);
148 void (*free) (GstAllocator *allocator, GstMemory *memory);
149
150 /*< private >*/
151 gpointer _gst_reserved[GST_PADDING];
152};
153
154GST_API
155GType gst_allocator_get_type (void);
156
157/* allocators */
158
159GST_API
160void gst_allocator_register (const gchar *name, GstAllocator *allocator);
161
162GST_API
163GstAllocator * gst_allocator_find (const gchar *name);
164
165GST_API
166void gst_allocator_set_default (GstAllocator * allocator);
167
168/* allocation parameters */
169
170GST_API
171GstAllocationParams * gst_allocation_params_new (void) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
172
173GST_API
174void gst_allocation_params_init (GstAllocationParams *params);
175
176GST_API
177GstAllocationParams *
178 gst_allocation_params_copy (const GstAllocationParams *params) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
179
180GST_API
181void gst_allocation_params_free (GstAllocationParams *params);
182
183/* allocating memory blocks */
184
185GST_API
186GstMemory * gst_allocator_alloc (GstAllocator * allocator, gsize size,
187 GstAllocationParams *params);
188
189GST_API
190void gst_allocator_free (GstAllocator * allocator, GstMemory *memory);
191
192GST_API
193GstMemory * gst_memory_new_wrapped (GstMemoryFlags flags, gpointer data, gsize maxsize,
194 gsize offset, gsize size, gpointer user_data,
195 GDestroyNotify notify);
196
197G_DEFINE_AUTOPTR_CLEANUP_FUNC(GstAllocationParams, gst_allocation_params_free)
198
199G_END_DECLS
200
201#endif /* __GST_ALLOCATOR_H__ */
202

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