dmmlib/private-include/freelist/block_header.h

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/**
 * \file 	block_header.h
 * \author 	Ioannis Koutras (joko@microlab.ntua.gr)
 * \date 	September, 2011
 *  
 * \brief Block header structure and functions, and memory block functions.
 */

#ifndef BLOCK_HEADER_H
#define BLOCK_HEADER_H

#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdbool.h>

#include "dmm_config.h"

/** The header structure of every memory block inside a heap. */
typedef struct block_header_s {
    size_t size; /**< The LSB represents the availability of the block (1 for
                   used, 0 for free), the rest the size of the data part. */
#ifdef REQUEST_SIZE_INFO
    size_t requested_size; /**< The requested size of the data part */
#endif /* REQUEST_SIZE_INFO */
    size_t previous_size; /**< The LSB represents the availability of the
                            previous block, the rest the size of the data
                            part of the previous block in the memory space */
    struct block_header_s *next; /**< The pointer to the next memory block in the list */
#ifdef BLOCKS_IN_DLL
    struct block_header_s *previous; /**< The pointer to the previous node in the list */
#endif /* BLOCKS_IN_DLL */
} block_header_t;

/**
 * The size of the header in number of bytes
 */
#define HEADER_SIZE sizeof(block_header_t)

#endif /* BLOCK_HEADER_H */