mem.h revision bc1484a141a5638d1c26739e77e8a47c77dc2da3
/* $Id$ */
/** @file
* IPRT - Memory Management.
*/
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*/
#ifndef ___internal_mem_h
#define ___internal_mem_h
#include <iprt/cdefs.h>
RT_C_DECLS_BEGIN
/**
* Special allocation method that does not have any IPRT dependencies.
*
* This is suitable for allocating memory for IPRT heaps, pools, caches, memory
* trackers, semaphores and similar that end up in bootstrap depencency hell
* otherwise.
*
* @returns Pointer to the allocated memory, NULL on failure. Must be freed by
* calling rtMemBaseFree().
* @param cb The number of bytes to allocate.
*/
DECLHIDDEN(void *) rtMemBaseAlloc(size_t cb);
/**
* Frees memory allocated by rtInitAlloc().
*
* @param pv What rtInitAlloc() returned.
*/
DECLHIDDEN(void) rtMemBaseFree(void *pv);
RT_C_DECLS_END
#endif