diff -r ffa851df0825 -r 2fb8b9db1c86 symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12/python-2.6.1/Include/pyarena.h --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/symbian-qemu-0.9.1-12/python-2.6.1/Include/pyarena.h Fri Jul 31 15:01:17 2009 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +/* An arena-like memory interface for the compiler. + */ + +#ifndef Py_PYARENA_H +#define Py_PYARENA_H + +#ifdef __cplusplus +extern "C" { +#endif + + typedef struct _arena PyArena; + + /* PyArena_New() and PyArena_Free() create a new arena and free it, + respectively. Once an arena has been created, it can be used + to allocate memory via PyArena_Malloc(). Pointers to PyObject can + also be registered with the arena via PyArena_AddPyObject(), and the + arena will ensure that the PyObjects stay alive at least until + PyArena_Free() is called. When an arena is freed, all the memory it + allocated is freed, the arena releases internal references to registered + PyObject*, and none of its pointers are valid. + XXX (tim) What does "none of its pointers are valid" mean? Does it + XXX mean that pointers previously obtained via PyArena_Malloc() are + XXX no longer valid? (That's clearly true, but not sure that's what + XXX the text is trying to say.) + + PyArena_New() returns an arena pointer. On error, it + returns a negative number and sets an exception. + XXX (tim): Not true. On error, PyArena_New() actually returns NULL, + XXX and looks like it may or may not set an exception (e.g., if the + XXX internal PyList_New(0) returns NULL, PyArena_New() passes that on + XXX and an exception is set; OTOH, if the internal + XXX block_new(DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE) returns NULL, that's passed on but + XXX an exception is not set in that case). + */ + PyAPI_FUNC(PyArena *) PyArena_New(void); + PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyArena_Free(PyArena *); + + /* Mostly like malloc(), return the address of a block of memory spanning + * `size` bytes, or return NULL (without setting an exception) if enough + * new memory can't be obtained. Unlike malloc(0), PyArena_Malloc() with + * size=0 does not guarantee to return a unique pointer (the pointer + * returned may equal one or more other pointers obtained from + * PyArena_Malloc()). + * Note that pointers obtained via PyArena_Malloc() must never be passed to + * the system free() or realloc(), or to any of Python's similar memory- + * management functions. PyArena_Malloc()-obtained pointers remain valid + * until PyArena_Free(ar) is called, at which point all pointers obtained + * from the arena `ar` become invalid simultaneously. + */ + PyAPI_FUNC(void *) PyArena_Malloc(PyArena *, size_t size); + + /* This routine isn't a proper arena allocation routine. It takes + * a PyObject* and records it so that it can be DECREFed when the + * arena is freed. + */ + PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyArena_AddPyObject(PyArena *, PyObject *); + +#ifdef __cplusplus +} +#endif + +#endif /* !Py_PYARENA_H */