org.infinispan.container.offheap

Interface OffHeapMemoryAllocator

All Known Implementing Classes:

UnpooledOffHeapMemoryAllocator

public interface OffHeapMemoryAllocator

Allows for allocation of memory outside of the heap as well additional functionality surrounding it if necessary.

Since:

9.0

Author:

wburns

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
long	allocate(long memoryLength) Allocates a new chunk of memory sized to the given length.
void	deallocate(long memoryAddress, long size) Deallocates the memory at the given address assuming a given size.
long	getAllocatedAmount()

Method Detail

allocate

long allocate(long memoryLength)

Allocates a new chunk of memory sized to the given length.

Parameters:

memoryLength - the size of memory to allocate

Returns:

the memory address where the memory resides

deallocate

void deallocate(long memoryAddress,
                long size)

Deallocates the memory at the given address assuming a given size. This size is the size that was provided to allocate.

Parameters:

memoryAddress - the address to deallocate from

size - the total size

getAllocatedAmount

long getAllocatedAmount()