dmmlib/private-include/split.h

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 *   Copyright 2011 Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS) 
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#ifndef SPLIT_H
#define SPLIT_H

#include <dmmlib/heap.h>

/**
 * Splits a memory block to two blocks: one with the requested size and the
 * another one with the remaining space.
 *
 * @param allocator The involved allocator.
 * @param heap The heap of the memory block.
 * @param ptr The memory block to be split.
 * @param req_size The size which the first block will use.
 */ 
void split(allocator_t *allocator, heap_t *heap, void *ptr,
		size_t req_size);

#endif /* SPLIT_H */